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  • 2003
  • R
  • Twentieth Century Fox
  • 1 h 42 m
  • 2003
  • R
  • Twentieth Century Fox
  • 1 h 42 m

Summary For centuries, a secret Order has existed within the Church. Following a series of unexplained murders, a renegade priest (Ledger) begins an investigation that hurls him into a maelstrom of unimaginable evil and, ultimately, murder and the knowledge that there is a fate worse than death. (Fox)

Directed By: Brian Helgeland

Written By: Brian Helgeland

  • 2003
  • R
  • Twentieth Century Fox
  • 1 h 42 m
  • 2003
  • R
  • Twentieth Century Fox
  • 1 h 42 m

The Order

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews
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User Score Overwhelming Dislike Based on 77 User Ratings
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Summary For centuries, a secret Order has existed within the Church. Following a series of unexplained murders, a renegade priest (Ledger) begins an investigation that hurls him into a maelstrom of unimaginable evil and, ultimately, murder and the knowledge that there is a fate worse than death. (Fox)

Directed By: Brian Helgeland

Written By: Brian Helgeland

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Schlock that could and should have been better.
By Loren King FULL REVIEW
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Ledger swirls his cassock glamorously, while Weller is clearly concealing cloven hoofs beneath his; Addy plays the fool and the one-note Sossamon is thoroughly annoying, as fey as Meg Tilly but without Tilly's redeeming faraway air.
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The pseudo-mystical nonsense in Brian Helgeland's supernatural thriller far outweighs its scare factor.
By Bill Gallo FULL REVIEW
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The screenplay is packed with so many hilariously bad lines (it's hard to believe that writer-director Helgeland won an Oscar for co-writing "L.A. Confidential") that the movie would be perfect material for a resurrected version of the TV spoof "Mystery Science Theater."
By Jonathan Foreman FULL REVIEW
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Godawful mess.
By Rick Kisonak FULL REVIEW
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A stupendous bore.
By Wesley Morris FULL REVIEW
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The picture is so lethargic that I began to think of watching it as a form of atonement.
By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Twentieth Century Fox, Baumgarten Merims Productions, N1 European Film Produktions GmbH & Co. KG
Release Date Sep 5, 2003
Duration 1 h 42 m
Rating R
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Tagline Unleash the power.
Website https://www.foxmovies.com/movies/theorder
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