Exodus: Gods and Kings

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Exodus: Gods and Kings

PG-13

2014

2h 30m

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Adventure

History

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Egyptian princes Moses and Ramses are raised together as brothers. When Ramses becomes pharaoh, Moses is his most-trusted adviser. However, Moses soon discovers his Hebrew parentage, and Ramses banishes him to the desert -- often a death sentence. But God has a mission for Moses: Free the Israelites from slavery. Moses returns from exile and demands that Ramses let his people go, but the arrogant ruler is unmoved, leading to a battle of divine wills.

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While sporadically stirring, and suitably epic in its ambitions, Exodus: Gods and Kings can't quite live up to its classic source material.

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Udita Jhunjhunwala

Livemint

08/05/2019

John Turturro, Aaron Paul, Sigourney Weaver and Ben Kingsley add support in this sometimes campy and shallow, sometimes solemn, but mostly absorbing interpretation of the story of Moses.

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Dwight Brown

National Newspaper Publishers Association

03/21/2017

[Bale] a brilliant thespian. However, his Moses is a sullen and aloof man who is never compelling.

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Eric Kohn

IndieWire

01/09/2015

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As a whole, Scott's version of this ancient tale feels oddly toothless -- neither religious or secular viewers will find much substance beyond the basics of the spectacle in play.

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

Aug 3

5/10

It’s all a deep shame. The film begins with so much promise, but by its closing titles – and despite some superb performances and visual storytelling – it feels nothing much beyond redundant.

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

12/26/2024

1/5

Exodus: Gods and Kings might just take the cake for being the worst biblical epic ever made in cinematic history.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

07/16/2022

2/4

The most essential element lacking from the production, beyond even its historically inaccurate cast, remains the film's inability to find a new or novel relevance for an audience who has heard this story countless times before.

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Lorraine B

@LorrB Apr 20

Admittedly did not see in a theatre but have watched several times at home. I found it an interesting retelling of the original Ten Commandments, the scenery beautiful and the acting well done with a great cast, Joel Edgerton in particular in the role of Ramses. The movie does seem long but so was the 'Charlton Heston' version. Overall worth watching!

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Dave L

@RT29131586 Feb 7

I found this to be a good interpretation of the biblical story. Which was well written and has a great cast.

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Monica S

@Moincajazzy Jan 14

The main reason I watched this movie is because Christian Bale was casted as Moses. But it was extremely disappointing as far as content. The story is literally IN the Bible - how could they get it SO WRONG!. What's already in the Bible is much more captivating as a movie than this film - this watered down depiction of Bible narrative was lazy and personally I think it was demonic as it tried to minimize the mighty power of Almighty God. HE, the I AM that I AM parted the red sea, by direction of telling Moses to raise his staff and declare that this is God's doing, so that no one is confused or wondering what is going on. Where is the cloud by day and fire by night? If you are going to spend millions of dollars to tell a Bible story, get it right! UGH!!!!

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Taylor W.

@Stuey021 Jan 13

I think it’s a great depiction of Moses. It’s not perfect but it definitely gets the message across.

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Gregory S

@Gregory566 Dec 19

This is just a truly frustrating movie.

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Callery G

@callerygab Sep 20

Aside from Scott’s strong direction and the solid cinematography (also with some great soundtrack), the screenplay is very messy. It tries to weave the story it’s adapting with ideas that contradict themselves, leaving the film confused about what it’s actually trying to say. As a result, the drama and the characters’ struggles fall flat, the plot feels bland, and it's ideas lack cohesion.

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Synopsis

Egyptian princes Moses and Ramses are raised together as brothers. When Ramses becomes pharaoh, Moses is his most-trusted adviser. However, Moses soon discovers his Hebrew parentage, and Ramses banishes him to the desert -- often a death sentence. But God has a mission for Moses: Free the Israelites from slavery. Moses returns from exile and demands that Ramses let his people go, but the arrogant ruler is unmoved, leading to a battle of divine wills.

Director: Ridley Scott
Producer: Peter Chernin, Ridley Scott, Jenno Topping, Michael Schaefer, Mark Huffam
Screenwriter: Steven Zaillian, Adam Cooper, Bill Collage, Jeffrey Caine
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Scott Free Productions, Chernin Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Images|Battle Sequences|Violence)
Genre: Action, Adventure, History, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 12, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 4, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $65.0M
Runtime: 2h 30m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos