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  • Spartan
  • Opened January 31, 2004 | Runtime:1 hr. 46 min.
  • R
    language and violence
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 16+. Read More
  • A special-operations agent (Val Kilmer) and a new recruit (Derek Luke) uncover a slave-trading ring while investigating the abduction of the president's daughter.
  • Cast: Val Kilmer, Derek Luke, William H. Macy, Ed O'Neill, Kristen Bell
  • Director: David Mamet
  • Genres: Political Thriller, Thriller

Spartan Critic Reviews

So-so Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 100
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    The patter is always fascinating, and at right angles to the action. [Mamet]'s...

  • 80
    Washington Post | Michael O'Sullivan

    Is Spartan a perfect, or even a great, movie? Probably not. But in its prickly...

  • 70
    The New York Times | Dana Stevens

    A vigorous and engrossing genre exercise that manages the difficult trick of...

  • 63
    USA Today | Mike Clark

    This is one of those movies in which a strong ending might have made all the...

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