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Centurion

History is written in blood

6.2(1,631)20101h 37m9

Britain, A.D. 117. Quintus Dias, the sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, marches north with General Virilus' legendary Ninth Legion, under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the Earth and destroy their leader, Gorlacon.

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Status
Released
Budget
$12M
Box office
$6.9M
Language
English
  • roman empire
  • ancient rome
  • ancient world
  • britain
  • behind enemy lines
  • sole survivor
  • 2nd century
  • hadrian’s wall
  • pathetic

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Behind the camera

Produced in

France, United Kingdom

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereAustin Asian Film Festival15 Feb 2010
    • PremiereActionFest15 Apr 2010
    • PremiereSeattle International Film Festival1 Jun 2010
    • PremiereLos Angeles Film Festival25 Jun 2010
    • Digital / OTTR30 Jul 2010
    • TheatricalR27 Aug 2010
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1523 Apr 2010
  • AustraliaAU

    • Theatrical (limited)MA 15+29 Jul 2010
  • CanadaCA

    • Premiere18AFantasia Film Festival24 Jul 2010
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical147 Jul 2010
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1615 Feb 2010
  • BulgariaBG

    • Theatrical7 May 2010
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical1526 Aug 2010
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical127 Jul 2010
    • TVAction3 Nov 2025
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical181 Dec 2012
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical1622 Apr 2010
  • HungaryHU

    • Theatrical1826 Aug 2010

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Centurion was released on 15 February 2010.

Audience reviews

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    tmdb28039023

    8/28/2022

    1/10

    According to Wikipedia, Centurion “received mixed reviews and performed poorly at the box office” when it was released, but I wonder how many people picked up on its fascist undertones. The movie is set in Britain during the Roman invasion in 43 AD. Now, unless it’s propaganda or revisionism, the long and short if it is, or should be, that in an invasion the invaders are the bad guys and the invaded the good guys…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    8/14/2023

    6/10

    The eponymous "Quintus" (Michael Fassbender) is struggling through the snow to escape the menacing Picts who have just ambushed and destroyed his outpost. He has to get the message to "Gen. Virilus" (Dominic West) before the whole of Britain is overrun by these warlike people. That man commands the ninth legion, and en masse they head north into the perilous wilderness - guided by "Etain" (Olga Kurylenko) - to seek v…

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