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Justin and the Knights of Valour
Animation · Adventure · 2013
A heart-warming tale about friendship, honor & courage, which sees a young boy become a man as he embarks on a quest to become a knight.
Movie details
Justin and the Knights of Valour
2013 Animation · Adventure 1h 30m
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TMDB
5.9 / 10
Community rating
A heart-warming tale about friendship, honor & courage, which sees a young boy become a man as he embarks on a quest to become a knight.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Justin and the Knights of Valour?
For the defence
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Manuel Sicilia
Written by
Matthew Jacobs · Manuel Sicilia
Saoirse Ronan
Talia (voice)
Freddie Highmore
Justin (voice)
Antonio Banderas
Sir Clorex (voice)
Mark Strong
Heraclio (voice)
Julie Walters
Gran (voice)
Olivia Williams
Queen (voice)
Alfred Molina
Reginald (voice)
Court is in session
Put Justin and the Knights of Valour on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“Speed as an alibi.”
The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.