Riddick

2013

Riddick

Critics Consensus

It may not win the franchise many new converts, but this back-to-basics outing brings Riddick fans more of the brooding sci-fi action they've come to expect.

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Movie Info

Riddick, the latest chapter of the groundbreaking saga that began with 2000's hit sci-fi film Pitch Black and 2004's The Chronicles of Riddick reunites writer/director David Twohy (A Perfect Getaway, The Fugitive) and star Vin Diesel (the Fast and Furious franchise, xXx). Diesel reprises his role as the antihero Riddick, a dangerous, escaped convict wanted by every bounty hunter in the known galaxy. The infamous Riddick has been left for dead on a sun-scorched planet that appears to be lifeless. Soon, however, he finds himself fighting for survival against alien predators more lethal than any human he's encountered. The only way off is for Riddick to activate an emergency beacon and alert mercenaries who rapidly descend to the planet in search of their bounty. The first ship to arrive carries a new breed of merc, more lethal and violent, while the second is captained by a man whose pursuit of Riddick is more personal. With time running out and a storm on the horizon that no one could survive, his hunters won't leave the planet without Riddick's head as their trophy. (c) Universal

Cast

Vin Diesel
as Riddick
Jordi Molla
as Santana
Matt Nable
as Boss Johns
Karl Urban
as Vaako
Katee Sackhoff
as Dahl
Bokeem Woodbine
as Moss
Dave Bautista
as Diaz
Conrad Pla
as Vargas
Raoul Trujillo
as Lockspur
Nolan Gerard Funk
as Luna
Danny Blanco-Hall
as Falco
Noah Dalton Danby
as Nunez
Neil Napier
as Rubio
Andreas Apergis
as Krone
Keri Hilson
as Santana's Prisoner
Charlie Marie Dupont
as Consort
Jan Gerste
as Consort
Antoinette Kalaj
as Consort
Vera Sokolovskaya
as Consort
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Critic Reviews for Riddick

All Critics (168) | Top Critics (38) | Fresh (96) | Rotten (72)

  • To its credit, "Riddick" never takes itself too seriously, but it doesn't quite delve into full-fledged camp mode. Instead it is a film that sort of straddles the center of the mediocre line.

    April 9, 2019 | Full Review…

    Micheal Compton

    Bowling Green Daily News
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  • Riddick is one of those movies that, once you watch it, is destined to likely get mixed up in most people's minds with a lot of other movies that are sort of like it. However, for the time that it's onscreen, it's diverting enough to merit a watch.

    January 25, 2019 | Rating: B- | Full Review…

    Abbie Bernstein

    Assignment X
    Top Critic

  • Basically, Riddick strays and strains while never serving up a throbbing storyline to justify why the audience wants to reacquaint themselves with the pumped-up planetary bad boy...get ready for this...utter Riddick-ulousness.

    November 16, 2018 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…

    Frank Ochieng

    SF Crowsnest
    Top Critic

  • The on-going involvement of writer/director David Twohy is evident in the continuity of the story over more than a decade since Riddick's introduction in 2000.

    October 27, 2018 | Full Review…

    Sarah Gopaul

    Digital Journal
    Top Critic

  • Not just a pitiful example of 'churn 'em out' genre cinema, but is also perhaps set to be the most chauvinistic, sexist movie of the year.

    August 23, 2018 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…

    Joseph Walsh

    CineVue
    Top Critic

  • Violent, strange, and with ever-escalating stakes, this is the definition of a well-crafted B-movie.

    July 3, 2018 | Full Review…

    Charles Webb

    MTV
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Audience Reviews for Riddick

  • Feb 24, 2016
    After it looked like The Chronicles Of Riddick had killed off any chance of a sequel with bad reviews and low box office numbers we finally got a third part and I'm so glad we did, I liked the first two but never really got me that interested, But this one is the best yet, Its story is good and gripping with some great action scenes plus this time the effects were pretty good, It's nothing new but breathes new life into the Riddick films, It won't win over any new fans but it will more than make loyal fans happy.
    Jamie C Super Reviewer
  • Jan 14, 2016
    The definition of "nothing to write home about": pretending way too much to be cool while being entirely predictable and set in a really fake environment. There are glimpses of decent world-building and it's overall never boring, but not particularly interesting either.
    Jens S Super Reviewer
  • Jun 22, 2014
    Just so very average.
    Marcus W Super Reviewer
  • Mar 06, 2014
    Its alright for what it is... The movie starts out riddick gets dissed owned by his own people, ends up on this planet and notices some kind of Martian rain iz coming. So he finds this recon Space Station hits a button and let some bountyhunters know he's on this planet. this is where I'm thinkin tha shit is goin to happen... but it really doesnt. Cause Riddick doin his Riddick shit and start tellin everthing thats goin to happen... This movie cool its only one scene that really had me like Damn! but nothing spectacular VanDisel is the same character in every movie. The little Spanish dude from badboys2 johnny Tapioca holds it.down. Batista is in it. *BoneShrug*... But I picked this far as second best out of the franchise.
    khalvic b Super Reviewer
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