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By Samantha S (1,257) on 16 Mar 2010

Absolutely brilliant - two dear friends ripped apart by business - in this case, the King Henry II and Thomas a Becket…

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By Brandon S (2,121) on 16 Mar 2010

Engrossing historical flick.......The battle of wills between Burton and O'Toole is a masterpiece of acting…

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By Kurt B (457) on 02 Mar 2010

A shame it can't quite live up to that kick-ass cover art…

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By Lee M (4,001) on 01 Feb 2010

Visually bland and stodgily written. Blazes with life whenever O'Toole and Burton share the screen…

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By Kyle W (574) on 22 Dec 2009

Some of the best dialogue I remember mixed with superb acting overcome a stagy feel and some carelessness with the time-line of the underlying story…

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By Nikolai E (229) on 01 Dec 2009

Both this and 'The Lion in Winter' began as Broadway plays, are separated by a mere four years, and feature Peter O'Toole in the same historical…

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By Michael J (865) on 22 Nov 2009

Great script (from the play) and lead performances so good you can entirely forgive the historical inaccuracies…

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By Robert B (2,055) on 10 Oct 2009

Well, Thomas Becket, are you satisfied…

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By Anupama S (35) on 30 Aug 2009

Excellent movie about human relations & friendship…

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By Tim S (2,419) on 23 Jul 2009

Great film with extraordinary performances by O'Toole and Burton…

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By Laura N (265) on 20 Jul 2009

There were a few historical inaccuracies. (Eleanor of Aquitaine was going to go running to her father and complain about Henry…

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By Constanza B (33) on 03 Jul 2009

Depth and quality performances turned in by its stars, refined, unaffected, and effortless, delivering lines from a superb screenplay with…

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By Scott C (2,765) on 19 Jun 2009

Rollicking Richard and pretty boy Peter are bosom buddies fighting over who should rule England…

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By Morten S (129) on 08 Apr 2009

Excellent movie, portraying the tension between church and state authority in England long before Henry VIII…

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By Hawk L (132) on 07 Apr 2009

Serious, stagey historical drama, Burton and O'Toole are great sparring partners…

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By Keith B (450) on 03 Apr 2009

I saw this movie when I was struggling with whether I wanted to be a Catholic…

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By Patrick H (583) on 25 Mar 2009

Ugh! After being so impressed with A Man for All Seasons I thought that this would be a treat…

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By Paul W (1,226) on 18 Mar 2009

As far as history goes this movie couldn't have been more wrong...well, ok, it could have been more wrong, but who the heck cares...the actors…

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By Bubba M (202) on 26 Feb 2009

Comes to term with his affection is putting it mildly. The UST is not subtle. Woo…

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By Daniel K (1,478) on 16 Feb 2009

I think the picture would have been far more entertaining and impressive in the hands of a director/producer that knew how to make it larger…

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