Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

"No experience necessary."

2023 2h 14m EN

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7.4

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7.2

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★7.4TMDB · 4,991●72Metacritic★7.2IMDB · 270,852

AdventureFantasyComedy

Synopsis

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A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people.

“No experience necessary.”

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Cast

Chris Pine
Edgin
Michelle Rodriguez
Holga
Justice Smith
Simon
Sophia Lillis
Doric
Hugh Grant
Forge
Regé-Jean Page
Xenk
Chloe Coleman
Kira
Daisy Head
Sofina

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Francis Daley
Writers: Michael Gilio, Chris McKay, Michael Gilio
Languages: English
Countries: Canada, United States of America

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MONEY

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$151M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.

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4 / 8

CAST

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Francis Daley, shot by Barry Peterson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Lorne Balfe. 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 Dan Lebental 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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Chris Pine and Michelle Rodriguez and Justice Smith carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

John Francis Daley directs. Barry Peterson behind the camera. Lorne Balfe scores. Dan Lebental cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Canada, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1$151M budget — tentpole studio territory.
2Released 3 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.
4270+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by John Francis Daley, shot by Barry Peterson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Lorne Balfe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Dan Lebental shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Chris Pine and Michelle Rodriguez and Justice Smith carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "No experience necessary.".
10IMDB entry: tt2906216 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 20 themes, including "video game", "affectation", "platonic love", "gang of thieves".
12Released under 18 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Barry Peterson
Original score: Lorne Balfe
Editing: Dan Lebental
Production design: Ray Chan
Costume design: Amanda Monk
Makeup / hair: Ryo Murakawa
VFX supervisor: Axel Bonami
Sound: Chris Diebold
Stunt coordinator: Brad Martin
Runtime: 134 min · 2h 14m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $151,000,000
Box office: $208,200,000
Return: 138% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)
Metacritic: 72/100
IMDB rating: 7.2/10 · 270,852 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

4 wins & 22 nominations total

Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form

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Manuel São Bento2023-03-31
★ 7/10
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.firstshowing.net/2023/review-dungeons-dragons-honor-among-thieves-is-a-delightful-surprise/ "DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOR AMONG THIEVES is one of the best fantasy films of the most recent years. Chris Pine is the MVP of an incredibly charming cast with such natural chemistry that the comedic moments become truly hilarious - the graveyard scene will be replayed over and over again. An adventure blockbuster in all its purity, containing action set pieces filled with fantastical elements and accompanied by remarkable visual effects and score. One of the most fun, enjoyable, surprising theater experiences of the year so far. Impossible not to recommend it to any type of viewer." Rating: B+
CinemaSerf2023-04-03
★ 7/10
Now I really did enjoy this, but let's not for a moment pretend that it has much originality to it. We start with a scene borrowed from "Jurassic Park" (1993) before getting introduced to the wise-cracking "Edgin" (Chris Pine) who has been incarcerated in an impregnable prison with his pal "Holga" (Michelle Rodriguez). They're at a sort of parole board hearing awaiting the arrival of "Jarnathan" for whom they have a rather surprising use! What now follows in an exciting and quickly paced series of escapades that sees our escapees try to reconcile with his daughter "Kira" (Chloe Coleman) whom they left in the capable - they thought - hands of their pal "Forge" (Hugh Grant). It turns out that he has his own agenda, and together with the mysterious "Sofina" (Daisy Head) is working on a plan to garner untold riches. That latter creature, though, has her own agenda too - a much more malevolent and dastardly one. "Edgin" and "Holga" have to find a magical helmet in order to spring his daughter and so recruiting the rather hapless sorceror "Simon" (Justice Smith) and the shape-shifting "Doric" (Sophia Lillis) set off in search of the legendary warrior "Xenk" (Regé-Jean Page) and perilous adventures beckon. This actually works well as an entertaining, episodic, collection of short stories that pitch our heroes agains a wonderfully chubby dragon, some dead but undead soldiers and along the way treats us to bits of "Journey to the Centre of the Earth" by way of "Maze Runner". "Robin Hood" and some stunningly presented magical duels worthy of Edgar Allan Poe. There is plenty of pith in the script - a bit of sarcasm never goes wrong; the cast genuinely seem to be having fun as their quest lurches from the frying pan to the fire each time and there is a suitably conniving effort from Grant to top it all off and keep us interested. I was a little disappointed in Page. He doesn't really have so much to do, and features rather sparingly - but Pine shows something of his versatility as an actor (perhaps not so much with his lute) and the whole thing delivers an amusing ensemble effort that passes 2¼ hours predictably, but nonetheless enjoyably. I could have done with more dragons and sorcery, but the visual effects are still put to good use to support a character-led, light-hearted, drama that is really only worth seeing on a big screen. This is good fun - and they even spelled "honour" properly in the title!
Innovator2023-04-19
★ 8/10
The numerous manuals on my shelves for 1st to 5e speak volumes of my familiarity with the game, as does the novels I own, and the numerous D&D computer games I've played, so I was ecstatic seeing the places, people, and creatures I know very well. I've heard others who have played the game say they wished they had done a movie about characters like Elminster, Drizzt Do'Urden, or Alias instead. While they would have been nice to see, those characters are from the lore not the game. What I was more hoping for was that the characters in this movie felt like the characters the players play, the adventures they go on, and the antics they get themselves into. This movie felt like that in spades, and it was an absolute joy to see. I watched this and was constantly reminded of the crazy things I did as a player or watched others do as their DM, and more importantly the fun we had playing the game we all loved. This is why I give it my highest recommendation to all others who have played the game, and especially to those who have not so they may see for themselves what Dungeons & Dragons is really about. 8/10