The Uprising

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The Uprising

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Sep 2026

2h 8m

History

Drama

War

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Andrew Garfield stars as the leader of a ferocious rebellion against the tyranny of King Richard II. Set against the true events of the Uprising that helped inspire the legend of Robin Hood, he forms an army of the people to face the King's might in a fight for justice.

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Critics Consensus

Paul Greengrass' cinéma vérité-styled medieval epic draws most of its potency from the evergreen rage of wealth inequality, but its mingling of history and myth proves more awkward than enlightening.

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Audience Says

With a sound historical foundation, The Uprising offers an immersive, cinematic journey that may not fully land its ending but remains a rewarding experience overall.

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Kyle Smith

Wall Street Journal

Sep 21, 2026

Mr. Greengrass has worked with some top screenwriters, yet unwisely assigned himself sole screenplay duties here. He isn’t really a word man and the deficiency is evident in the prosaic dialogue and barely imagined characters.

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Kimber Myers

Crooked Marquee

Sep 18, 2026

C+

I’d normally argue for seeing any halfway decent film that isn’t a standard adaptation, remake, or part of a franchise, simply because we need more original films. Yet it plays like Greengrass is just taking a well-worn page out of the superhero playbook.

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Bilge Ebiri

New York Magazine/Vulture

Sep 14, 2026

Still, when it’s rolling, The Uprising gets your blood boiling nice and hot.

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Sheraz Farooqi

CinemaDebate

1 day ago

3.5/5

The Uprising is a visually striking film that makes the most of its ambitious premise. While the plot can feel predictable at times, the engaging story and strong performances throughout make for a compelling experience.

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Sucharita Tyagi

Sucharita Tyagi (YouTube)

4 days ago

Moral lessons aside, The Uprising is also a highly engaging thriller, with swords, scythes, sickles, masked men, ambushes, twists and turns.

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Maxance Vincent

Cosmic Circus

4 days ago

1/5

Greengrass continually repeats the same setup until its climax: characters shout at one another, as the camera shakes and never allows us to see anything on screen.

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Kabir

21 hrs ago

A beautiful film from start to finish. It is emotional to its core. I shed a tear watching it in the theater. The real antagonist of the movie is surprising. The ending is so badass that I was totally pumped watching it! That was so cool!

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Dennis

4 days ago

I absolutely love the movie I believe that the way of the camera was use was a great artistic choice it really did make me feel like I was inside the events of the movie also the lens use on the camera was magnificent.

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Davis D

5 days ago

Thought it was great. Almost didn’t go see it based on the negative reviews. Glad I ignored them. Great start to hopefully a series of Robin Hood movies.

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Sarah

6 days ago

Incredibly violent film. Alot blood and unnecessary battle details shown. Very gross.

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Tine

6 days ago

Well done & told visually, musically and with strong acting in lead roles 👏🏼 suspenseful, though harsh violence unavoidable during last 20 mins!

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Alex R

6 days ago

Awesome movie🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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Synopsis

Andrew Garfield stars as the leader of a ferocious rebellion against the tyranny of King Richard II. Set against the true events of the Uprising that helped inspire the legend of Robin Hood, he forms an army of the people to face the King's might in a fight for justice.

Director: Paul Greengrass
Producer: Jason Blum, Paul Greengrass, Gregory Goodman, Joanna Kaye, Joe Neurauter, Lars Sylvest
Screenwriter: Paul Greengrass
Distributor: Focus Features
Production Co: Thank You Pictures, Supernix
Rating: R (Violence/Bloody Images)
Genre: History, Drama, War
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 10, 2026, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 29, 2026
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.8M
Runtime: 2h 8m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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