A Knight's Tale (2001)

Directed by Brian Helgeland · Adventure, Drama, Romance, Action

Starring Heath Ledger, Rufus Sewell, Shannyn Sossamon, Paul Bettany, Laura Fraser, Mark Addy, Alan Tudyk, Bérénice Bejo, Scott Handy, James Purefoy, Leagh Conwell, Christopher Cazenove, Steven O'Donnell, Jonathan Slinger, Nick Brimble, Karel Dobrý, Philip Lenkowsky, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Petr Meissel, Matthew Mills, Daniel Rous, Vladimír Kulhavý, Miroslav Mokos, Noel Le Bon, Scott Bellefeville, David Schneider, Rudolf Kubík, David Fisher, David Sterne, Alice Connor, Alice Bendová, Berwick Kaler, Howie Lotker, Jan Kuželka, Václav Krejčí, Jan Nemejovský, Jakob Schwarz

IHBM7 IMDb7.0 RT60% MC56 Trakt74% TMDb6.9Good

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 championassuming matters of the heart don't get in the way.

My review · Reviewed 06/28/2025

This movie is a little bit of everything - action, drama, screwball comedy, epic, etc. It is also a little rough around the edges and 20 minutes longer than it needed to be. But it is also rather unique and unlike any other movie that I can recall seeing. It is at its best when it is trying to be funny, and that is rare. I knew that Paul Bettany is a fantastic dramatic actor - I had no idea that he had those comedic chops. He is easily the best thing about the movie.