The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

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The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

2019

2h 13m

Comedy

Adventure

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A disillusioned advertising executive is pulled into a time-jumping fantasy when he is mistaken for Sancho Panza.

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Critics Consensus

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote may not live up to long-gestating expectations, but it bears enough of director Terry Gilliam's signature creative stamp to satisfy fans.

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Mark Kermode

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

Feb 12, 2020

It has a scrappy, indie feel that I like...not for everyone...but an honest and compassionate account, the pain and the ecstasy of the creative process...

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Simran Hans

Observer (UK)

Feb 2, 2020

2/5

It'd be easy to map Gilliam on to Grisoni, a film-maker dogged by his artistic misfires and the mess left in their wake. Really, though, he's Quixote, stuck in a noble past and wilfully disconnected from a present that jostles uncomfortably close.

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Glenn Heath Jr.

Little White Lies

Jan 31, 2020

1/5

A staggering misfire that's both unambitious and bloated.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

May 13, 2024

3/5

...a magical mystery tour mixing past and present, fact and fiction, film and literature, and the pleasurable experience of watching it snatches a secret success from the jaws of well-publicised failure...

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Aaron Charles

InSession Film

May 10, 2024

B-

The performances carry it through, and it is legitimately funny and enchanting. The beautiful scenery and the striking cinematography from Nicola Pecorini also add much to the experience.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Mar 3, 2022

4/4

It's apparent that both the director and his film are interchangeable now.

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stevko O

@EldoradoAvocado Jan 23, 2026

This movie is either a 10/10, or a 1/10. I can't decide which, but it's definetely one or the other. Nothing in between.

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John U

@RT95846921 Nov 9, 2025

An absolute masterpiece by Terry Gilliam! So many layers, so much madness, so much heart. This is truly epic.

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Alex V

@APVeres85 Dec 28, 2024

As someone with a chivalric spirit of his own, I always loved the story of Don Quixote. I never got to see this movie in theaters but after watching it on YouTube, I really wish I did

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Dan M

@RT47720532 Nov 14, 2024

Given the director and the basis for the film, it should have been entertaining, but this is the most boring spin-off I've yet seen of the famous Don Quixote novel.

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Craig W

@Chips_1980 Aug 19, 2024

It’s certainly a Terry film - for better or worse - always a barrel of visual delight

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Vidooshak T

@RT98284133 Jun 22, 2024

It stays on your mind long after the movie is over, which is the sign of well made art,I suppose. The story is unfamiliar to me and Gilliam's treatment only makes it more confusing. Jonathan Pryce is a delight to watch and I think the movie gets at the essence of the original story.

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Synopsis

A disillusioned advertising executive is pulled into a time-jumping fantasy when he is mistaken for Sancho Panza.

Director: Terry Gilliam
Producer: Mariela Besuievsky, Amy Gilliam, Gerardo Herrero, Grégoire Melin
Screenwriter: Terry Gilliam, Tony Grisoni
Distributor: Screen Media Films
Genre: Comedy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 10, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 19, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $392.0K
Runtime: 2h 13m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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