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  • 2011
  • R
  • Universal Pictures
  • 1 h 42 m
  • 2011
  • R
  • Universal Pictures
  • 1 h 42 m

Summary Throughout history, tales of chivalry have burnished the legends of brave, handsome knights who rescue fair damsels, slay dragons and conquer evil. But behind many a hero is a good-for-nothing younger brother trying just to stay out of the way of those dragons, evil and trouble in general. Danny McBride and James Franco team up for an ep...

Directed By: David Gordon Green

Written By: Danny McBride, Ben Best

  • 2011
  • R
  • Universal Pictures
  • 1 h 42 m
  • 2011
  • R
  • Universal Pictures
  • 1 h 42 m

Your Highness

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 33 Critic Reviews
31
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 186 User Ratings
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Summary Throughout history, tales of chivalry have burnished the legends of brave, handsome knights who rescue fair damsels, slay dragons and conquer evil. But behind many a hero is a good-for-nothing younger brother trying just to stay out of the way of those dragons, evil and trouble in general. Danny McBride and James Franco team up for an ep...

Directed By: David Gordon Green

Written By: Danny McBride, Ben Best

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 33 Critic Reviews
31
6% Positive
2 Reviews
42% Mixed
14 Reviews
52% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 33 Critic Reviews
31
6% Positive
2 Reviews
42% Mixed
14 Reviews
52% Negative
17 Reviews

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67
Apr 7, 2011
Your Highness is awfully vulgar fun when it works, which is much of the time (although it could've benefited from a few judicious cuts here and there).
By Marc Savlov FULL REVIEW
58
Apr 7, 2011
Natalie Portman, by the way, is fierce and funny as a babe warrior the brothers meet along the way. She's good with dirty words, too.
By Lisa Schwarzbaum FULL REVIEW

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5.0
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33% Mixed
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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 186 User Ratings
5.0
34% Positive
63 Ratings
33% Mixed
62 Ratings
33% Negative
61 Ratings

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Mclovin69
Jun 18, 2021
I thought it was hilarious, the effects where actually pretty great, Danny Mcbride is always funny.
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Chancey
Jun 9, 2021
A fun movie, critics take this film way to seriously, the point of these films is to turn your brain off and have fun. Your highness brings silly hilarious comedy throughout the whole movie. Give this film a try
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50
Apr 7, 2011
If Your Highness often feels like an inside joke, the principals neglected to let the audience in on the fun.
By Nathan Rabin FULL REVIEW
38
Apr 7, 2011
By comparison to this effort, "Pineapple Express" seems like a model of thoughtful maturity.
By Liam Lacey FULL REVIEW
25
Apr 8, 2011
A textbook example of ye olde two-joke movie.
By Mike Scott FULL REVIEW
10
Apr 8, 2011
Occasionally curious moviegoers will discover an especially rotten specimen of the genus Cinema stinkibus... a work of ur-awfulness, counterbrilliance and antigenius. Your Highness, the new medieval-fantasy farce starring and co-written by Danny McBride, is such a movie.
By Richard Corliss FULL REVIEW
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Apr 5, 2011
There is little worse in the movie world than a spoof that falls flat on its over-costumed butt, but that's what you get with Your Highness.
By Kirk Honeycutt FULL REVIEW
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dr_zoidberg590
Mar 29, 2019
It's really funny and has great bravery in the jokes, and top notch production values and effects, and a pleasing aesthetic. Shame about the killjoys who don't get the joke. It's great fun from start to finish.
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Tokyochuchu
Nov 19, 2012
Your Highness is a decent fantasy-comedy hybrid. The humor is childish and obscene but if you can stand huge dollops of lowbrow smut, Your Highness will deliver you a good brace of laughs... And remember, not every comedy needs to be a profound work of wit!
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Shiira
Apr 21, 2011
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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FearTheKirby
Apr 21, 2011
What can I say besides that it was horrible, I can't even say it was chuckle worthy. I had some uncomfortable chuckle moments but that was the extent of it. Only those who are under the influence of drugs could possibly enjoy this movie. However I only bumped it up a few points just for seeing Natalie Portman's butt and a couple of topless girls that were in it weren't bad looking.
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Winstonoboogie
Aug 29, 2014
Awful comedy starts (and pretty much ends) with the dubious premise of setting a raunchy, profanity-laden stoner comedy amongst the knights and damsels of the middle ages - kind of like Monty Python and the Holy Grail, but with a lot more weed and almost no laughs. Perhaps the writers and director should have set down the bong and slept it off before asking the studio to invest millions in this overlong, under-inspired mess. (Then again, what were the suits at Universal smoking when they green-lighted it?) And while you may be tempted to rent this just for the opportunity to see Natalie Portman briefly in a thong, I must warn you that first you have to sit through the spectacle of seeing Toby Jones WITHOUT the benefit of a thong; that's right, you're going to get mooned by Dobby the House Elf.
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Production Company Universal Pictures, Bluegrass Films
Release Date Apr 8, 2011
Duration 1 h 42 m
Rating R
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Tagline This spring, prepare for their excellency.
Website https://www.facebook.com/yourhighness
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Awards

Houston Film Critics Society Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Razzie Awards
• 1 Nomination
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)
• 1 Nomination

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