Overview:
The story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing the young man, Jack into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend–and gets the chance to become a legend himself.| Status: | Released (2013-02-27) |
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| Awards: | 1 win & 4 nominations |
| BoxOffice: | $65,187,603 |
| Screen: | Darren Lemke, Christopher McQuarrie, Dan Studney |
| Productions: | New Line Cinema, Legendary Pictures, Original Film, Big Kid Pictures, Bad Hat Harry Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America, United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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- 3292: Nicholas Hoult - Jack
- 73357: Eleanor Tomlinson - Princess Isabelle
- 3061: Ewan McGregor - Elmont
- 2283: Stanley Tucci - Roderick
- 6972: Ian McShane - King Brahmwell
- 2440: Bill Nighy - General Fallon
- 1665: Eddie Marsan - Crawe
Crews
- 582919: Darren Lemke - Story - Writing
- 582919: Darren Lemke - Screenplay - Writing
- 9033: Christopher McQuarrie - Screenplay - Writing
- 68691: Ori Marmur - Executive Producer - Production
- 23772: Rod McLean - Art Direction - Art
- 498: Joanna Johnston - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
- 11225: Gary Tomkins - Art Direction - Art
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Reviews
Per Gunnar Jonsson
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Me and the kids watched this movie yesterday evening. We all liked it quite a lot. This is a very enjoyable family movie. It is, not surprisingly, a new twist on the old Jack and the Beanstalk story. The basic elements are there, Jack, beans, beanstalks and, of course, giants. A few ....
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***Medieval fairy tale with a noble hero, a beautiful princess and hordes of barbaric giants*** Released in 2013 and directed by Bryan Singer, “Jack the Giant Slayer” has plot similarities to 1962’s “Jack the Giant Killer” with Nicholas Hoult playing the wholesome farm boy, Eleano ....
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<em>'Jack the Giant Slayer'</em> is a perfectly watchable movie. Nothing special, but it does enough. That's in my opinion, of course. A quick glance at Letterboxd shows a big split in its reception, but the majority - at least in terms of rating - are in agreement with me. The mo ....
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