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14/02/2011 Drama, Thriller 2h 3m
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Nature teaches beasts to know their friends.

Overview

Caius Martius, aka Coriolanus, is an arrogant and fearsome general who has built a career on protecting Rome from its enemies. Pushed by his ambitious mother to seek the position of consul, Coriolanus is at odds with the masses and unpopular with certain colleagues. When a riot results in his expulsion from Rome, Coriolanus seeks out his sworn enemy, Tullus Aufidius. Together, the pair vow to destroy the great city.

  1. Ralph Fiennes

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Ralph Fiennes

    Caius Martius Coriolanus

  2. Gerard Butler

    Tullus Aufidius

  3. Lubna Azabal

    First Citizen (Tamora)

  4. Ashraf Barhom

    Second Citizen (Cassius)

  5. Jessica Chastain

    Virgilia

  6. Vanessa Redgrave

    Volumnia

  7. James Nesbitt

    Tribune Sicinius

  8. Brian Cox

    Menenius

  9. John Kani

    General Cominius

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-07-17
This reminded me a little of Sir Ian McKellen’s 1995 reimagining of “Richard III” as Ralph Fiennes turns his hand to directing this Shakespeare story of power-lust and betrayal. It’s maybe not the most famous of the bard’s works, nor for my money is it one of his most original. The story itself has shades of “Julius Caesar” too it as it depicts the rise and fall of the eponymous dictator (Fiennes). It all starts when the grain-deprived masses of the city take to the streets and their leader, who holds most of these plebs in utter contempt, finds himself unexpectedly deposed by th...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$7,700,000.00

Revenue
$1,072,602.00

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