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2000 · Movie · 1h 53m · R

Battle Royale

CriticsCritics: 86
AudienceAudience: 7.7

In a dystopian future, a government forces a class of ninth-grade students into a deadly contest on a deserted island. Given weapons, supplies, and strict rules, they must decide whether to fight, hide, or seek another way to survive.

My take

You may enjoy this if you like intense survival stories, dark social commentary, and morally difficult choices; Not for you if graphic violence, melodrama, or subtitles are deal-breakers.

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Cast

Aki MaedaTatsuya FujiwaraTakeshi KitanoTaro YamamotoMasanobu AndoKo ShibasakiChiaki KuriyamaTakashi Tsukamoto

Director

Kinji Fukasaku

If tonight is a Battle Royale night…

…these live in the same corner of my head.

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Tell me what kind of night it is — I'll do the rest.