The Eagle (2011)
Directed by Kevin Macdonald · 114 min · Adventure, Drama
15.4 TOPICAL score · #5,001 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →In 140 AD, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, young centurion Marcus Aquila arrives from Rome to solve the mystery and restore the reputation of his father, the commander of the Ninth. Accompanied only by his British slave Esca, Marcus sets out across Hadrian's Wall into the uncharted highlands of Caledonia - to confront its savage tribes, make peace with his father's memory, and retrieve the lost legion's golden emblem, the Eagle of the Ninth.
The Eagle (2011, directed by Kevin Macdonald) has a TOPICAL score of 15.4 - ranked 5,001 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and lasting engagement, and lowest on awards. Critics: 39% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 55. Audiences: TMDB 6.2/10 (1,483 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 30 languages.
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- Critics39% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 55
- AudienceTMDB 6.2/10 (1,483 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 30 languages
- Still read22,390 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Channing Tatum (actor #1,103), Mark Strong (actor #656), Jamie Bell (actor #761), Donald Sutherland (actor #207)