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In 1776 South Carolina, widower and legendary war hero Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson) finds himself thrust into the midst of the American Revolutionary War as he helplessly watches his family torn apart by the savage forces of the British Redcoats. Unable to remain silent, he recruits a band of reluctant volunteers, including his idealistic patriot son, Gabriel (Heath Ledger), to take up arms against the British. Fighting to protect his family's freedom and his country's independence, Martin discovers the pain of betrayal, the redemption of revenge and the passion of love.

2000 · 2h 38m
Director Roland Emmerich

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The Patriot

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In 1776 South Carolina, widower and legendary war hero Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson) finds himself thrust into the midst of the American Revolutionary War as he helplessly watches his family torn apart by the savage forces of the British Redcoats. Unable to remain silent, he recruits a band of reluctant volunteers, including his idealistic patriot son, Gabriel (Heath Ledger), to take up arms against the British. Fighting to protect his family's freedom and his country's independence, Martin discovers the pain of betrayal, the redemption of revenge and the passion of love.

COMMON SENSE

Exciting Revolutionary War tale has graphic battle scenes.

TOMATOMETER
Average 6.4
Reviews 137
Fresh 84
Rotten 53

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Studio
Centropolis Entertainment, Inc.; Mutual Film Company
Released
2000
Run Time
2 hr 38 min
Rated
R For strong war violence.
Regions of Origin
United States, Germany
© 2000 Global Entertainment Productions GmbH & Co. Movie KG. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English, English (United Kingdom), French
Audio

English (United States) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Spanish (Latin America) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), Arabic , Hebrew , Spanish (Latin America)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.