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Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

Adventure · Family · Fantasy · 2013

In their quest to confront the ultimate evil, Percy and his friends battle swarms of mythical creatures to find the mythical Golden Fleece and to stop an ancient evil from rising.

Movie details

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

“Where There Are Gods, There Are Monsters.”

2013 Adventure · Family · Fantasy 1h 46m

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6.0 / 10

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In their quest to confront the ultimate evil, Percy and his friends battle swarms of mythical creatures to find the mythical Golden Fleece and to stop an ancient evil from rising.

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Directed by

Thor Freudenthal

Written by

Marc Guggenheim

Logan Lerman

Logan Lerman

Percy Jackson

Brandon T. Jackson

Brandon T. Jackson

Grover Underwood

Alexandra Daddario

Alexandra Daddario

Annabeth Chase

Douglas Smith

Douglas Smith

Tyson

Leven Rambin

Leven Rambin

Clarisse La Rue

Jake Abel

Jake Abel

Luke Castellan

Katelyn Mager

Katelyn Mager

Young Thalia

Court is in session

Put Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters on trial.

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

The defence The Popcorn Loyalist

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.