Priest

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  • Opened May 13, 2011 
  • 1 hr 27 min
  • PG-13 | Intense sequences of violence and action, disturbing images and brief strong language

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 14+. More on child suitability

  • A warrior priest (Paul Bettany) disobeys Church law by teaming with a young sheriff (Cam Gigandet) and a beautiful priestess (Maggie Q). The three band together to track down a band of renegade vampires who have kidnapped the priest's niece before they turn her into one of them. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Paul Bettany, Karl Urban, Cam Gigandet, Maggie Q, Lily Collins
  • Director: Scott Stewart
  • Genres: Action/Adventure

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by lanett1978

Blah!!!!! The trailer for the movie is better....

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Priest definately makes you want to pray

by Netaw

Pray for your money back. I had very high hopes for Priest. Unfortunately, this movie lived up to none of them. I've been a fan of the Vampire Genre movies since my teens years, and, if this...

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Movieline
| S.T. Vanairsdale

To Stewart and screenwriter Cory Goodman's credit, the whole set up takes about 10 minutes flat, leaving Priest's remaining 77 minutes to the dark, desolate action at hand. Even more to their credit, there's something evocative in that darkness, something poetic in its desolation. Read full review

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Boxoffice Magazine
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In an era where monster mythology has become raw material for all sorts of mediocrity, Priest is one of the best examples of a broad-scale vampire blockbuster. Read full review

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New York Daily News
| Joe Neumaier

It appears that turning the John Ford/John Wayne classic "The Searchers" into the church-vs-vampire adventure Priest was not an altogether god-awful idea. As long as we don't get "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" as an elegiac zombie drama, this adaptation of a graphic novel has some bite. Read full review

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Boston Globe
| Mark Feeney

Priest is based on a series of Korean graphic novels. What it's really based on, though, is other movies - a whole lot of other movies. Read full review

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Lily Collins and Paul Bettany in "Priest."