The Patriot

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The Patriot: Trailer 1

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The Patriot: Official Clip - Benjamin Fights Tavington

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The Patriot: Official Clip - My Sons Were Better Men

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The Patriot: Official Clip - Papa Don't Go

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The Patriot: Official Clip - No Retreat!

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The Patriot: Official Clip - Before This War is Over

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The Patriot: Official Clip - The War Ends Today

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The Patriot: Official Clip - Tomahawk Massacre

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The Patriot: Official Clip - A Call for Militia

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Cast & Crew

Mel Gibson
Benjamin Martin

Heath Ledger
Gabriel Edward Martin

Joely Richardson
Charlotte Selton

Jason Isaacs
Colonel William Tavington

Chris Cooper
Colonel Harry Burwell

Tchéky Karyo
Jean Villeneuve

Rene Auberjonois
Reverend Oliver

Lisa Brenner
Anne Howard

Tom Wilkinson
Gen. Lord Charles Cornwallis

Donal Logue
Dan Scott

Leon Rippy
John Billings

Adam Baldwin
Captain Wilkins

Gregory Smith
Thomas Martin

Mika Boorem
Margaret Martin

Skye McCole Bartusiak
Susan Martin

Trevor Morgan
Nathan Martin

Joey D. Vieira
Mr. Peter Howard

Roland Emmerich
Director

Robert Rodat
Writer

Roland Emmerich
Executive Producer

Ute Emmerich
Executive Producer

William Fay
Executive Producer

John Williams
Original Music

Caleb Deschanel
Cinematographer

David Brenner
Film Editor

David Bloch
Casting

April Webster
Casting

Kirk M. Petruccelli
Production Designer

Barry Chusid
Art Direction

Victor J. Zolfo
Set Decoration

Deborah Lynn Scott
Costume Designer

Leo Corey Castellano
Special Makeup Effects Artist

Thomas Nellen
Makeup Department Head

Dean Devlin
Producer

Gary Levinsohn
Producer

Mark Gordon
Producer

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Critic Reviews for The Patriot

Audience Reviews for The Patriot

• Dec 22, 2015

  It's certainly watchable (if nothing else, Emmerich can stage large scale battle scenes quite well) but thematically muddled. On the one hand it's a corny action epic filled with sentimentality and anachronisms and on the other, it's a brutal revenge thriller about the personal costs of war. Rather than fully commit to either of these narratives the movie awkwardly splits the difference between the two. The only thesis embedded in the screenplay that comes out intact from this mess is that if you have principles, you'd better be ready to kill for them . . . which is troubling to say the least.
  

  Alec B Super Reviewer
• Oct 27, 2012

  I'm ashamed to admit that I really, really like this film considering who the director is. So let me say that the film drags in lots of places. And the acting, while good, is not excellent. I encourage rental as opposed to purchase.
  Christian C Super Reviewer
• Sep 12, 2012

  It was one of those slow days when I decided to watch Mel Gibson's The Patriot which I oddly like enough for a positive rating. While historically inaccurate and misrepresentations of events, I found it enjoyable. The Patriot is a melodrama that follows one man's revenge against a British officer and it just so happens his vengeance helps American in the American Revolution. Which I kid you not is the actual plot of this movie and drags out to a three hours movie which is too long. The movie plot is so-so, we often get characters that are important to our protagonist but are never truly develop nor worth caring about. The best way to define this movie is propaganda, I've done actual research on the actual historical figure that Gibson character is based of and he was a awful person. He repeatedly raped his slaves and killed Indians for fun, yet in the movie he's portrayed as a family man who fights for noble cause so historical accuracy is absent here. I've found a total of ten mistakes from watching the movie before the thirty minute mark, so strictly watch this as a movie and don't seriously take in anything this movie tells you. What it does do right is having Gibson in the main role. His acting is good here and actually makes this glorification of a awful man in history tolerable to watch. The rest of the cast are also good, though some characters just appear in the movie at random whenever the movie wants them too. The actors make this watchable and are the best part of the movie, to bad the script plot wasn't as good. The battle scenes are done well, though this is the American Revolution so don't expect anything worth caring from these also inaccurate battle scenes. The imagery is good, but again, it is propaganda and a glorification of a awful historical figure. The Patriot.... historically inaccurate and despite my problems with it, it was good enough to get a positive rating from me. While it's a good time waster I wouldn't recommended to anyone no matter how much free time they have, just to much glorification for anyone take in a single day.
  Caesar M Super Reviewer
• Jul 04, 2012

  The Patriot is a magnificent and compelling Revolutionary War epic. The film follows the story of Benjamin Martin, who reluctantly joins the American Revolution in order to save his family. The cast is spectacular, and includes Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson, Jason Isaacs, and Tom Wilkinson. The actors all give excellent performances and have good chemistry together; which makes the story all the more dramatic and moving. Additionally, the costumes and set designs are quite elaborate and help give the film an authentic feel. And the battle sequences are breathtaking. The Patriot is a powerful and thrilling war epic that delves into the American Revolution as never before.
  Dann M Super Reviewer

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