Season of the Witch

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Season of the Witch

PG-13

2011

1h 35m

Action

Adventure

Fantasy

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His faith broken by many years fighting in the Crusades, a knight named Behman returns to Europe and finds it ravaged by the Black Plague. A dying cardinal orders Behman and his friend, Felson, to take an accused witch to a remote abbey, where monks will destroy her powers and end the pestilence. As Behman and five comrades undertake the dangerous journey, they come to realize that the prisoner is no ordinary girl, and evil forces await at the destination.

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Critics Consensus

Slow, cheap-looking, and dull, Season of the Witch fails even as unintentional comedy.

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Wesley Morris

Boston Globe

Nov 24, 2011

1/4

After a while, the movie tires of the witch business and trots out a plot twist that permits the effects department to spend money.

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Leah Rozen

TheWrap

Oct 7, 2011

Another forgettable trifle from Cage.

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Rafer Guzman

Newsday

Apr 4, 2011

2.5/4

Director Dominic Sena sets a quick pace; the dull moments are brightened by the unexpectedly likable team of Cage and Perlman.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Aug 3, 2023

1/4

It’s an insulting piece of genre fluff that feels conceived by Dungeons and Dragons aficionados and executed with the sophistication of a hack-and-slash video game.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Nov 30, 2020

4/10

Doesn't aim very high, which at least allows it to accomplish what it sets out to do.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sep 22, 2020

1.0/4.0

The best thing that can be said about Season of the Witch is that this season ends in 98 minutes and I never have to live through it again.

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Bruce F

@MoralMaster 5 days ago

The special effects were lacking for sure story and camera were good acting was decent good as a one time watch maybe a few times

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Paul S

@PManRager Sep 19, 2026

An unoriginal story and lackluster visuals make this movie much less than it could've been. Despite its flaws, it was very intriguing and incredibly fun to watch. I definitely recommend it for fantasy, medieval, and horror fans!

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Kris T

@RT26407207 Aug 19, 2026

Very weak. Weak acting. Weak plot. Weak ending. And terrible CGI - I know it was 2011 but it was after Jurassic park, Matrix and LOTR, so they could have done so much better. I am not sure how they got all those actors to act in this bloop.

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Jim B

@RT28038293 Jul 19, 2026

Waited years to see this movie because the ratings were so bad from critics but on a boring Saturday night I decided to give it a try because Nick Cage is a fine actor and I usually like his work honestly this isn’t a bad film at all, not Mr Cage’s best but still pretty decent film with lots of of good action. The critic’s bad reviews were misplaced in my opinion and although it’s hard for me to see Mr Cage as a knight in medieval times he and Ron Perlman did really well, not the best but still good.

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Khaztiel Delbod D

@khaztielddenver_ Feb 26, 2026

Tenia expectativas con esta pelicula y siento que las rompieron para bien. El inicio no me gusto del todo pero para que me quedara hasta el final de la historia sin ponerle pausa quiere decir que logro captura mi atención al 100%

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Carlos M

@CarlosMZ Feb 24, 2026

Es muy buena no entiendo los malos comentarios supongo que no entienden que el genero de esta película es dark fantasy y el CGI para su época no esta nada mal la gente piensa que porque no es como avatar o cgi tipo game of thrones critica muy mal las peliculas tal vez por malas experiencias en el cine o no se a veces se desquitan con lo que pueden pero si denle una oportunidad si les gusta este genero

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Synopsis

His faith broken by many years fighting in the Crusades, a knight named Behman returns to Europe and finds it ravaged by the Black Plague. A dying cardinal orders Behman and his friend, Felson, to take an accused witch to a remote abbey, where monks will destroy her powers and end the pestilence. As Behman and five comrades undertake the dangerous journey, they come to realize that the prisoner is no ordinary girl, and evil forces await at the destination.

Director: Dominic Sena
Producer: Charles Roven, Alex Gartner
Screenwriter: Bragi F. Schut
Distributor: Relativity Media
Production Co: Atlas Entertainment, Relativity
Rating: PG-13 (Thematic Elements|Disturbing Content|Violence)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 7, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 23, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $24.8M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Dolby, SDDS

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