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The Last Castle

The Last Castle

Action · Drama · Thriller · 2001

A court-martialed general rallies together 1200 inmates to rise against the system that put him away.

Movie details

The Last Castle

“A Castle Can Only Have One King”

2001 Action · Drama · Thriller 2h 11m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.0 / 10

90.6K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

52 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

43 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

7.2 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

A court-martialed general rallies together 1200 inmates to rise against the system that put him away.

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 The Last Castle?

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Taste neighbourhood

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Rod Lurie

Written by

David Scarpa · Graham Yost

Robert Redford

Robert Redford

Lt. Gen. Eugene Irwin

James Gandolfini

James Gandolfini

Col. Winter

Mark Ruffalo

Mark Ruffalo

Yates

Delroy Lindo

Delroy Lindo

Gen. Wheeler

Clifton Collins Jr.

Clifton Collins Jr.

Cp. Ramov Aguilar

Kristen Shaw

Kristen Shaw

Clerk (Staff Sgt.)

Paul Calderon

Paul Calderon

Dellwo

Court is in session

Put The Last Castle on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Momentum is a formal choice.”

The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.

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.