He will rock you.
William Thatcher, a knight's peasant apprentice, gets a chance at glory when the knight dies suddenly mid-tournament. Posing as a knight himself, William won't stop until he's crowned tournament champion—assuming matters of the heart don't get in the way.
A Knight's Tale (2001) is a adventure, drama, romance and action film directed by Brian Helgeland, released on May 11, 2001 with a runtime of 2h 13m. It stars Heath Ledger, Rufus Sewell, Shannyn Sossamon and Paul Bettany. Viewers rate it 6.9 out of 10 across 3,492 ratings.
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Heath Ledger
as William Thatcher
Rufus Sewell
as Count Adhemar
Shannyn Sossamon
as Jocelyn
Paul Bettany
as Geoffrey Chaucer
Laura Fraser
as Kate
Mark Addy
as Roland
Alan Tudyk
as Wat
Bérénice Bejo
as Christiana
Scott Handy
as Germaine
James Purefoy
as Colville
Leagh Conwell
as Young William Thatcher
Christopher Cazenove
as John Thatcher
Directed by Brian Helgeland, written by Brian Helgeland, produced by Todd Black, Tim Van Rellim and Brian Helgeland.
Average viewer score of 6.9/10 from 3,492 ratings.
Great watch, will watch again, and do recommend. What a fantastic cast: I honestly don't know if you could have cast it better. Just thinking about Alan Tudyk, Heath Ledger, and Shannyn Sossamon makes me smile. Everyone plays their roles fantasticly, taking their stock characters, and spinning the writing to the 9th degree: the jerks are hate-able jerks and I can't help but love the leads and supporting characters.…
Reviewed on July 27, 2020
My dad, rest his soul, really liked this and at the time it came out I was a pretentious college student that had forsaken all things fun and couldn't understand what my father could possibly like about it. And now I'm living in a world where someone makes a tweet with the president's head morphed onto Rocky Balboa's body and people are freaking out and screaming "How am I supposed to take it, if not totally…
Reviewed on January 12, 2023
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The main cast of A Knight's Tale (2001) includes Heath Ledger, Rufus Sewell, Shannyn Sossamon, Paul Bettany and Laura Fraser. The film was directed by Brian Helgeland. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
A Knight's Tale was released on May 11, 2001 and runs for 2h 13m.
A Knight's Tale (2001) holds an average rating of 6.9 out of 10 from 3,492 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy adventure, drama and romance films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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