

The Alamo
You will never forget
Based on the 1836 standoff between a group of Texan and Tejano men, led by Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie, and Mexican dictator Santa Anna's forces at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.
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5.8/10
388 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $107M
- Box office
- $25.8M
- Language
- English
- texas
- based on true story
- uprising
- alamo
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United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereSan Antonio, Texas27 Mar 2004
- TheatricalPG-139 Apr 2004
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical123 Sept 2004
AustraliaAU
- Theatrical29 Jul 2004
ArgentinaAR
- Physical6 Oct 2004
ChileCL
- Theatrical17 Sept 2004
CzechiaCZ
- Physical8 Dec 2004
FinlandFI
- TV6 Mar 2010
FranceFR
- Physical19 Dec 2004
GermanyDE
- Physical122 Dec 2004
HungaryHU
- Physical1 Dec 2004
IcelandIS
- Physical21 Feb 2005
IrelandIE
- Theatrical153 Sept 2004
Frequently asked questions
The Alamo was released on 7 April 2004.
Audience reviews
3- P8/10
Peter McGinn
4/5/2020
Welcome to the murky middle ground where legend and history meet. I enjoyed this movie as an earnest attempt to tell this iconic legend in a slightly different way. Its variance from the legend may make cinema purists uncomfortable, but I have read a lot about the Alamo over the past 40 years and don't feel threatened by it. History, after all, is written by the winners. I think the last scene with Davy Crockett is b…
- R5/10
r96sk
8/14/2020
Didn't enjoy this. <em>'The Alamo'</em>, to me at least, is an incredibly slow-paced and rather boring 137 minutes. Not even the free-for-all action sequences bring any true entertainment, due to the chaotic filming nature of them; I get there's supposed to be pandemonium, but the camera work is a mess. Another negative to note is the score, which is one of the poorest I've heard. It's so soppy and full of itse…
- C6/10
CinemaSerf
9/4/2023
Unfortunately, you have to compare this with the John Wayne version from 1960, and it doesn't really hold up very favourably. Patrick Wilson is Colonel Travis trying to command a garrison of Texan freedom fighters holed up in an old Catholic Mission against the overwhelming forces of Mexican General Santa Anna. His task is made the harder by the fact that he is a bit inept, and has some very strong characters to try …
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