A ruthless mercenary renounces violence after learning his soul is bound for hell. When a young girl is kidnapped and her family slain by a sorcerer's murderous cult, he is forced to fight and seek his redemption slaying evil.
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- Tom CooperMay 16, 2025Great fun. Too bad it was poorly received so no sequel. Purefoy is great!
- Peter BickfordMay 24, 2026A strong adaptation of one of Robert E. Howard's most challenging characters which is way better than it ought to be. A few dodgy CGI effects don't mar the solid acting and plotting.
- Candance MenseSeptember 9, 2025Good,loved it
- wagondiverMay 23, 2026No close captions
- jackmeatOctober 10, 2025My quick rating - 6.9/10. I remember this being in the theater in 2009, but somehow I never got around to seeing it. I changed that on 4/4/2013. So anyway, this is a classic good versus evil movie that looks spectacular. The outdoor scenes taken in England and Prague are truly stunning. This starts off with action as our (anti)hero is an unstoppable soldier who kills and robs gold where and when he can. Well, then something happens, and he denounces those ways (remove the "anti" tag now) and becomes a man of peace. Here he joins a monastery and becomes a different person, but that doesn't mean evil is not still after him, in the name of Mordeci. The story that is interwoven actually works very well, not the typical "sold my soul to the devil for power" type thing. So why does the devil want Solomon so badly? That is what unfolds, and no, I am not telling you. So with your hero set who refuses to fight and gets kicked out of the monastery, he sets back out into the world and is picked up by a family after he gets roughed up by some thugs. Currently, Mordeci is creating an army of demonoids and ravaging the surrounding areas with no regard for human life. Well, the inevitable does happen, and the family with Solomon is confronted by a faction of these warriors, and you can figure out what happens. I won't give more of the plot away, but it is extremely well played out, so kudos to the writer of this one. The action sequences are very well choreographed, and the special effects, though sparsely used, were also well done, especially since they didn't overuse them. The acting was good; when you were supposed to feel anguish, the acting made you see it. Rachel Hurd-Ward (Meredith, a young girl) was exceptional, and I expect to see her more (I had to look, I know that was the girl from the movie Perfume). James Purefoy (Solomon) also played well; the only other thing I know him from is the TV show Revenge. Yes, there are plenty of religious undertones in this movie, as there should be for the topic that is tackled, and it isn't done in much of an overbearing way. I can't believe I let this one slide for this long, but glad I finally saw it. You will be as well.
- katrinavargas136January 7, 2026I'm sure that any relation to "Christian Dogma" is purely coincidental. (Matthew, not Katrina)
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Solomon Kane was released on December 23, 2009.
Solomon Kane was directed by MJ Bassett.
Solomon Kane has a runtime of 1h 44m.
Solomon Kane was produced by Paul Berrow, Samuel Hadida.
A ruthless mercenary renounces violence after learning his soul is bound for hell. When a young girl is kidnapped and her family slain by a sorcerer's murderous cult, he is forced to fight and seek his redemption slaying evil.
The key characters in Solomon Kane are Solomon Kane (James Purefoy), William Crowthorn (Pete Postlethwaite), Katherine Crowthorn (Alice Krige).
Solomon Kane is rated R.
Solomon Kane is an Action, Adventure, Fantasy film.
Solomon Kane has an audience rating of 4.9 out of 10.
Solomon Kane had a budget of $45M.
Solomon Kane has made $19.7M at the box office.