The Chronicles of Riddick

"All the power in the universe can't change destiny."

2004 1h 59m EN

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★6.6TMDB · 4,668

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After years of outrunning ruthless bounty hunters, escaped convict Riddick suddenly finds himself caught between opposing forces in a fight for the future of the human race. Now, waging incredible battles on fantastic and deadly worlds, this lone, reluctant hero will emerge as humanity's champion - and the last hope for a universe on the edge of annihilation.

“All the power in the universe can't change destiny.”

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Cast

Vin Diesel
Riddick
Colm Feore
Lord Marshal
Thandiwe Newton
Dame Vaako
Judi Dench
Aereon
Karl Urban
Vaako
Alexa Davalos
Kyra
Linus Roache
Purifier
Yorick van Wageningen
The Guv

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Twohy
Writers: Benton Jew, David Twohy, Benton Jew
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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$105M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Chronicles of Riddick Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

CAST

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489+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by David Twohy, shot by Hugh Johnson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Graeme Revell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Martin Hunter shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Vin Diesel and Colm Feore and Thandiwe Newton carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

David Twohy directs. Hugh Johnson behind the camera. Graeme Revell scores. Martin Hunter cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1$105M budget — tentpole studio territory.
2Released 22 years ago.
3Part of the "The Chronicles of Riddick Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4489+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by David Twohy, shot by Hugh Johnson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Graeme Revell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Martin Hunter shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Vin Diesel and Colm Feore and Thandiwe Newton carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "All the power in the universe can't change destiny.".
10IMDB entry: tt0296572 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 23 themes, including "prison", "bounty hunter", "dystopia", "anti hero".
12Released under 19 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Hugh Johnson
Original score: Graeme Revell
Editing: Martin Hunter
Production design: Holger Gross
Costume design: Ellen Mirojnick
Makeup / hair: Gene Kendall
VFX supervisor: Thomas J. Smith
Sound: Scott Martin Gershin
Stunt coordinator: Bob Brown
Runtime: 119 min · 1h 59m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $105,000,000
Box office: $115,772,733
Return: 110% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)

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The Chronicles of Riddick Collection

The Chronicles of Riddick is a science fiction action film series which follows the exploits of the antihero Richard B. Riddick.

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markuspm2013-12-23
The movie could be about anything and I would like it. It is Vin Diesel!!
Gimly2018-09-27
★ 6/10
It's hard for me to say that The Chronicles of Riddick is good. Especially taking into the stunning origin it has in Pitch Black. But it tries really hard. It tries to be good, it tries to be original, it tries to appeal to so many disparate groups, it tries to go in a completely new direction. This trying mostly translates to failure, and I guess I can see that, but Chronicles of Riddick still had such a massive impact on me, that I still have to recommend it. "Threshold! Take us to the Threshold!" Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go.
CinemaSerf2023-09-04
★ 6/10
This is very much a vehicle for Vin Diesel to flex his muscles and engage in 2 hours of kick-ass adventure. The plot is pretty unimportant: "Riddick" arrives on a planet and is soon hired by Dame Judi Dench to go up against the brutal "Necromongers" - a sort of intergalactic cricket led by Colm Feore, who are hell bent on destroying humanity. After quite a long, slow, start it does not hang about; we have loads of decent special effects as he is double-crossed, imprisoned and ultimately joined with Karl Urban and Thandie Newton to take on the army of locust-like beasties. It's not the best of the "Riddick" films, but it has a good cast and a half-decent story to keep it off the rocks. Don't look for intellectual stimulation; just think - ice cream for the brain - and you will probably quite enjoy this. I did.