Gods of Egypt

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Gods of Egypt

PG-13

2016

2h 1m

Fantasy

Adventure

Action

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The survival of mankind hangs in the balance when Set, the merciless god of darkness, usurps Egypt's throne and plunges the prosperous empire into chaos and conflict. Hoping to save the world and rescue his true love, a defiant mortal named Bek forms an unlikely alliance with the powerful god Horus. Their battle against Set and his henchmen takes them into the afterlife and across the heavens for an epic confrontation.

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Critics Consensus

Look on Gods of Egypt, ye filmgoers, and despair! Nothing beside remains. Round the decay of this colossal wreck, boundless and bare. The lone and level sands stretch far away. (Apologies to Shelley.)

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Aug 15, 2016

1.5/4

While not an outright disaster, this is still as massively perplexing a misfire as any likely to see a release this year.

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

Aug 8, 2016

2/5

ny picture featuring Geoffrey Rush channelling King Lear as the patriarch god Ra while flying about in a spaceship can't be all bad.

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Roxana Hadadi

Chesapeake Family Magazine

Aug 2, 2016

1/5

The fantasy film Gods of Egypt does practically everything wrong, from its whitewashed cast to its irredeemably goofy storyline. What a waste.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Aug 21, 2022

1.5/5

It meanders through waves of lame character interactions, mind-numbing fight sequences, uninspired creatures, and boring plot contrivances.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Apr 22, 2022

0.5/4

Summit Entertainment's absurdly staged sword and sandal epic features a laughably silly script, derivative plotting and, despite no established audience or recognized source material on which it's based, boasts a hefty price tag of 140 million.

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Therese Lacson

Nerdophiles

Oct 9, 2021

Read the incredibly descriptive Wikipedia entry and call it a day.

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David S

@PhaggotsAreTrash 4 days ago

Cgi orgie f#ck fest and why does the main character look like bono!

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 10, 2026

I saw this movie in a theater and boy did it stink!

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Camila C

@RT00115563 Aug 24, 2026

Me encanto la pelicula tiene fantasia, aventuras , chisme ,romance q lastima q no hiciera. Parte 2 me hubiera encantado verla osea si esta mal que no tenga mas actores de color pero fue increible verla osea ok entiendo a la gente por criticarla por eso pero es una increible pelicula que lastima que no hicieran parte dos por ese tema 😞

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Tanith R

@RT11522620 Jul 12, 2026

If Thor and Yugio cards had a love child it would be this movie. I get the fantasy factor but it was just horrendous and for people saying this was how the Egyptian gods were seen… really? Big call. At about 20 minutes in, I’d have happily donated my eyes to Horus so I didn’t have to watch the rest of the film!!

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Shane B

@Heirloomz Jul 12, 2026

The hate for this movie is ridic. It's a fantasy epic based on Egyptian mythology and is really a lot of fun. It's quite unique as it really explores that mythology, the gods, the stories, the architecture and beliefs of the ancient Egyptians. It's over the top in a very good way. The actors are really good and I think the choice to select big Hollywood stars to play the "historic" epic was a smart one as it plays into theater-like quality of this film. It's a fun, unique epic to escape into.

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Lucion V

@RT49752042 Jun 18, 2026

As a movie about the Gods of Egypt and their lives This wasn't all that bad especially considering when it came out It was a love story and anybody who can't see past that is just blind. Is it a perfect story nah probably not there have been greater stories but is it a terrible story definitely not there have been far worse. The CGI is actually not bad considering some of the garbage that was put out after this movie. It's a movie that lays heavily into mythology something no one can say one way or the other is how it was. Given the fact that everybody is calling this movie stupid over the top and all this other abstract monologuing, I find it firstly hilarious none of the reviewers give an actual reason for calling it over the top or stupid. It is a fictitious movie about the Gods... People complaining about the cast well I mean that's just funny especially in this day and age where it seems to be okay to go One direction but not another. I think that's enough to be said about that.

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Alex Proyas

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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Horus

Brenton Thwaites

Bek

Chadwick Boseman

Thoth

Elodie Yung

Hathor

Courtney Eaton

Zaya

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Synopsis

The survival of mankind hangs in the balance when Set, the merciless god of darkness, usurps Egypt's throne and plunges the prosperous empire into chaos and conflict. Hoping to save the world and rescue his true love, a defiant mortal named Bek forms an unlikely alliance with the powerful god Horus. Their battle against Set and his henchmen takes them into the afterlife and across the heavens for an epic confrontation.

Director: Alex Proyas
Producer: Basil Iwanyk, Alex Proyas
Screenwriter: Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Le Vision Pictures, Mystery Clock Cinema, Thunder Road Pictures, Summit Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Some Sexuality|Fantasy Violence and Action)
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 26, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 17, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $31.1M
Runtime: 2h 1m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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