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  • 2001
  • R
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 2 h 11 m
  • 2001
  • R
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 2 h 11 m

Summary While the Nazi and Russian armies hurl rank after rank of soldiers at each other and the world fearfully awaits the outcome of the battle of Stalingrad, the celebrated Russian sniper, Vassili Zaitsev (Law) quietly stalks his enemies one man at a time. His fame, however, soon thrusts him into a duel with the Nazi's best sharpshooter, Majo...

Directed By: Jean-Jacques Annaud

Written By: Alain Godard, Jean-Jacques Annaud

  • 2001
  • R
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 2 h 11 m
  • 2001
  • R
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 2 h 11 m

Enemy at the Gates

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 33 Critic Reviews
53
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 138 User Ratings
6.9
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Summary While the Nazi and Russian armies hurl rank after rank of soldiers at each other and the world fearfully awaits the outcome of the battle of Stalingrad, the celebrated Russian sniper, Vassili Zaitsev (Law) quietly stalks his enemies one man at a time. His fame, however, soon thrusts him into a duel with the Nazi's best sharpshooter, Majo...

Directed By: Jean-Jacques Annaud

Written By: Alain Godard, Jean-Jacques Annaud

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 33 Critic Reviews
53
42% Positive
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42% Mixed
14 Reviews
15% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 33 Critic Reviews
53
42% Positive
14 Reviews
42% Mixed
14 Reviews
15% Negative
5 Reviews

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90
Though issues of politics and philosophy are touched upon, this is a film about the people inside the uniforms -- a story of human beings under pressure, forced by circumstance to make choices both impulsive and, on occasion, heroic. It's also the new year's single most satisfying movie experience thus far.
By Gemma Files FULL REVIEW
75
Developing late in the film, the romantic subplot has the effect of retarding the war story, stretching it out and adding unnecessary elements of sentimentality and sensationalism.
By Shawn Levy FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 138 User Ratings
6.9
72% Positive
99 Ratings
18% Mixed
25 Ratings
10% Negative
14 Ratings

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 138 User Ratings
6.9
72% Positive
99 Ratings
18% Mixed
25 Ratings
10% Negative
14 Ratings

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YarBrit
Aug 29, 2021
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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10
Petrovita
Jul 30, 2012
A great WWII movie. Loads of action and splendid acting. If you love snipers and WWII, this is the movie for you. Some romance scenes in it aswell, well made movie.
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70
Enemy at the Gates has its deficiencies, but the first-rate cast is not among them.
By Dana Stevens FULL REVIEW
60
As long as you focus on the central sniper-versus-sniper story -- and not the dreadful mishmash of jarring accents or the film's unconvincing romantic subplot or any of the personal relationships -- you'll enjoy it.
By Desson Thomson FULL REVIEW
50
The love story, not to mention plot holes large enough to swallow entire platoons, so bogs down the story that whatever tension the Vassili-Konig confrontation creates disappears every time Weisz appears on-screen; she tears apart comrades--and the movie.
By Robert Wilonsky FULL REVIEW
40
The actors do a pretty good job, though not good enough to sustain 133 minutes.
By Jonathan Rosenbaum FULL REVIEW
20
He (Annaud) doesn't have a clue how to dramatize the romance. Fiennes, whose eyes are extremely close together, stares with a mixture of rage and longing at Weisz, whose eyes are extremely far apart, and the film turns into "The Dating Game" designed by Picasso.
By David Edelstein FULL REVIEW
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9
Alex6
Oct 16, 2010
An epic war based film filled with drama, action and gore. Holds historical accuracy and value, and the acting is floorless. The production team deserves bags of credit; great picture, and an even better soundtrack - jam packed with all the necessary micro-elements such as realistic sound effects and compelling music.
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tonyGreen
Aug 5, 2020
The cat and mouse game at the core of this film works well. But there is a very conventional hollywood melodrama in the way. Rachel Weiss and Bob Hoskings in particular give good performances, but Jude Law is miscast in the central role.
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Cska_ael
Mar 25, 2020
Movie is alright to watch if you have nothing better to do ,however it could have been done a lot better and more accurate ,having read Vassily's book from historically accurate point of view movie is garbage ,probably even insulting for relatives.Vassily doesn't even mention Tania (yet he bothers to mention 3 other nurses)in the book so clearlyt didn't mean that much to him,Daniilov either.Lyudmila and Kulikov who got shown as chumps in movie and got killed were excellent snipers themselves and survived the **** duel whatever you believe Russian's made it up or **** deleted Konnings name out of embarrassment that their sniper got killed by village boy from Ural,Vasilly doesn't even give much significance in the book let alone show it as the circus movie made it to be.
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winven
Apr 20, 2020
The film has only one positive point - the quality of the picture. Logic is missing, as is credibility. Many moments are distorted or fiction. Some frames are so absurd that the question arises: “How did the scriptwriters come up this and why!?” (Translate with Google)
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AstraL
Dec 6, 2015
Typical anti-Russian propaganda. Average for the west cinema user that has little to do with reality. These films and form misconceptions about history
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Production Company Paramount Pictures, Mandalay Pictures, KC Medien, Reperage, MP Film Management, DOS, Swanford Films, Little Bird
Release Date Mar 16, 2001
Duration 2 h 11 m
Rating R
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Tagline Some Men Are Born To Be Heroes.
Website https://www.facebook.com/EnemyAtTheGatesMovie/
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Awards

European Film Awards
• 3 Nominations
British Society of Cinematographers
• 1 Nomination
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
• 1 Nomination

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