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Jack the Giant Slayer

Jack the Giant Slayer

5,9 /10 (5,234 Votes)
2013 EN 114 min

Overview

The story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing the young man, Jack into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend–and gets the chance to become a legend himself.

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Release date

27/02/2013

Votes

5,234

Popularity

9.5

Prepare for a giant adventure

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

114 min

Budget

$195,000,000

Revenue

$197,700,000

Nicholas Hoult

Nicholas Hoult

Jack

Eleanor Tomlinson

Eleanor Tomlinson

Princess Isabelle

Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor

Elmont

Stanley Tucci

Stanley Tucci

Roderick

Ian McShane

Ian McShane

King Brahmwell

Bill Nighy

Bill Nighy

General Fallon

Eddie Marsan

Eddie Marsan

Crawe

Ewen Bremner

Ewen Bremner

Wicke

Warwick Davis

Warwick Davis

Old Hamm

Ralph Brown

Ralph Brown

General Entin

Andrew Brooke

Andrew Brooke

Fye

Ben Daniels

Ben Daniels

Fumm

Daniel Lapaine

Daniel Lapaine

Jack's Dad

Angus Barnett

Angus Barnett

Foe

Alex Macqueen

Alex Macqueen

Tour Guide

Tandi Wright

Tandi Wright

The Queen

Lee Boardman

Lee Boardman

Badger

Christopher Fairbank

Christopher Fairbank

Uncle

Cornell John

Cornell John

Fee

Simon Lowe

Simon Lowe

Monk

Mingus Johnston

Mingus Johnston

Bald

Joy McBrinn

Joy McBrinn

Old Maid

Chris Brailsford

Chris Brailsford

Blacksmith

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Craig Salisbury

Panto Erik the Great

No photo

Peter Bonner

Panto Monk

Richard Dixon

Richard Dixon

King's Artiste

John Kassir

John Kassir

General Fallon's Small Head

Lee Whitlock

Lee Whitlock

Small Drunk

No photo

Jody Halse

Fat Drunk

Philip Philmar

Philip Philmar

Cook Giant

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Peter Elliott

Sentry / Bugler Giant

Don McCorkindale

Don McCorkindale

Tongue Giant

Tayler Marshall

Tayler Marshall

1st Child

Amber Vertannes

Amber Vertannes

2nd Child

Hattie Gotobed

Hattie Gotobed

Little Girl

Joe E Salazar

Joe E Salazar

Roddy

Steven Williams

Steven Williams

Master of Secrets

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John Lebar

Panto Giant 1

Phill Martin

Phill Martin

Panto Giant 2

Steve Haze

Steve Haze

Panto Musician

Tim Foley

Tim Foley

Jack's Father

Michael Self

Michael Self

Young Jack

No photo

Sydney Rawson

Young Isabelle

Byron Coll

Byron Coll

Soldier

Aaron Jackson

Aaron Jackson

Soldier

Caroline Hayes

Caroline Hayes

Jack's Mum (uncredited)

No photo

Duncan JC Mais

King's Foot Soldier (uncredited)

Santi Scinelli

Santi Scinelli

Soothsayer (uncredited)

Joseph Dewey

Joseph Dewey

The King's Paige (uncredited)

John Scott

John Scott

Foot Soldier (Uncredited)

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Annabelle Davis

Pantomine Extra (uncredited)

No photo

Philip Harvey

Fire Arrow Archer

Kevin Hudson

Kevin Hudson

Gate Sergeant (uncredited)

Harrison Davis

Harrison Davis

Pantomime Performer (uncredited)

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Dark Jedi

2018-01-12

⭐ 7

Me and the kids watched this movie yesterday evening. We all liked it quite a lot. This is a very enjoyable family movie. It is, not surprisingly, a new twist on the old Jack and the Beanstalk story. The basic elements are there, Jack, beans, beanstalks and, of course, giants. A few new elements are thrown in like a Crown to control the giants, a treacherous bastard responsible for the entire mess and a few other things. The giants are very well done. The CGI is good to very good most of the time. As can be expected, it is the giants that make up this movie. I would say that they are slight…

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Wuchak

Wuchak

2018-11-29

⭐ 6

***Medieval fairy tale with a noble hero, a beautiful princess and hordes of barbaric giants*** Released in 2013 and directed by Bryan Singer, “Jack the Giant Slayer” has plot similarities to 1962’s “Jack the Giant Killer” with Nicholas Hoult playing the wholesome farm boy, Eleanor Tomlinson the winsome princess and Ian McShane the king. The rural protagonist slays a couple giants and rescues the royal maiden, but that’s where the similarities between the two movies end. This one lacks an evil wizard and his dark castle, which are substituted by the brutal giants and the colossal beanstalk …

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r96sk

r96sk

2024-09-11

⭐ 7

<em>'Jack the Giant Slayer'</em> is a perfectly watchable movie. Nothing special, but it does enough. That's in my opinion, of course. A quick glance at Letterboxd shows a big split in its reception, but the majority - at least in terms of rating - are in agreement with me. The movie does start off a bit slowly, though once it got going I was enjoying it to be honest. It's nowt award-worthy, though it works as a passable fantasy adventure flick. I dug everyone on the cast, which features many people I like or have at least seen in other productions. Nicholas Hoult and Eleanor Tomlinson (…

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