Fresh
As you watch this enchanting fantasy, feel free to be thrilled or to giggle, as you wish.
Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine
The Princess Bride
It's as real as the feelings you feel.
1987 · 1h 39m · PG
Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Directed by
Rob Reiner
Overview
In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true lovebirds from triumphing.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
96%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Patinkin, the most dazzling movie swordsman since Errol Flynn, steals the movie with his athletic grace and delivery of lines like: "My name is Inigo Montoya! Prepare to die!"
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer
Fresh
For parents who have felt as if they were approaching the Cliffs of Insanity while enduring the inanities of standard kiddie pictures, The Princess Bride may be a godsend.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh
Heroic fantasies, we often feel, should be lighter than air, hot as dragon fire, fast as a sword in sunlight. And that's mostly what we get from the delightful The Princess Bride -- along with some bracing humor and foolery.
Michael Wilmington, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
The film works well enough, providing its fair share of laughs and thrills, and in technical terms it is by far Reiner`s most professional job of direction.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Tribune
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