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Hannibal Rising

R Released Feb 9, 2007 2h 1m Mystery & Thriller Drama List
16% Tomatometer 148 Reviews 55% Audience Score 250,000+ Ratings
After witnessing the violent deaths of his parents at the end of World War II, young Hannibal Lecter (Gaspard Ulliel) flees to his uncle's home in Paris. He learns his uncle is dead, but the man's mysterious Japanese widow, Lady Murasaki (Gong Li) welcomes him nonetheless. An aptitude for science helps Hannibal gain acceptance to medical school, where he hones the skills he needs to exact revenge for the atrocities he witnessed. Read More Read Less
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Hannibal Rising reduces the horror icon to a collection of dime-store psychological traits.

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Shubhra Gupta The Indian Express [Hannibal Rising] shows us the death of a little boy, and the birth of a monster, but at no point does it make us want to look over our shoulder. May 22, 2019 Full Review Namrata Joshi Outlook In a nutshell, it's all about the hideous ways of killing, flesh-pounding images, slain heads, blood and gore. Rated: 1/4 Jan 25, 2019 Full Review Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Rated: D Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed Routine, boring, and typical... Jan 5, 2023 Full Review PJ Nabarro Patrick Nabarro Hannibal Rising? More like Hannibal Risible in this truly infantile film that conceives of Hannibal Lector as a superhero in his own origin flick. This tacky, hackneyed idea finds a tacky and hackneyed grammar to boot. Rated: 1/5 Feb 12, 2022 Full Review Betsy Sherman Arts Fuse [Hannibal Rising] is a handsome and involving macabre drama, with a pathos that tempers the horror-movie shocks. Aug 9, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

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Wolfgang G Hannibal Rising – Wie alles begann (Hannibal Rising) ist ein britisch-französischer Thriller von Peter Webber, das Drehbuch schrieb Thomas Harris anhand seines eigenen Romans Hannibal Rising, eines Prequels zum Roman Roter Drache. … Als seine Eltern im Zweiten Weltkrieg starben, zieht der junge Hannibal Lecter zu seiner Tante. Er versucht, sich an den Leuten zu rächen, die seine Schwester getötet haben. … Hannibal Rising ist eine unterschätzte Entstehungsgeschichte. Sie zeigt uns, wie Hannibal Lecter zu dem Menschen wurde, der er war. Ein toller Einstieg in die Hannibal-Reihe! Eine düstere, dunkle Geschichte, die einen psychopathischen Charakter auf gewisse Weise sympathisch macht. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/01/24 Full Review Audience Member I just watched Silence of the Lambs for the first time yesterday and wanted to see the prequel to that great movie. This movie is exceptional! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/29/24 Full Review Karly H I just watched the series of movies over the past few days. This is just absolutely terrible. The acting: bad. The casting: bad. The storyline: a good idea, but executed very poorly. All of these factors stand out even more when you’ve just watched the Anthony Hopkins movies. Someone rushed this movie to production or it was a college project. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 07/25/24 Full Review BigD J Some of these reviews are just stupid. It’s an entertaining and delightfully brutal film, clearly depicting why Hannibal went completely mad, becoming the serial killer we all know and love. Never have I seen a film wherein I rooted for the “villain” more so than this one. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/06/24 Full Review Shay C Wow, Nazis as villains? I've never heard of that before. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/01/24 Full Review Tony M Hannibal Rising is an origin story. It shows us how Hannibal Lecter became the man he is. It's an interesting idea and a fun movie. Check it out. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After witnessing the violent deaths of his parents at the end of World War II, young Hannibal Lecter (Gaspard Ulliel) flees to his uncle's home in Paris. He learns his uncle is dead, but the man's mysterious Japanese widow, Lady Murasaki (Gong Li) welcomes him nonetheless. An aptitude for science helps Hannibal gain acceptance to medical school, where he hones the skills he needs to exact revenge for the atrocities he witnessed.
Director
Peter Webber
Producer
Dino De Laurentiis, Tarak Ben Ammar, Martha De Laurentiis
Screenwriter
Thomas Harris
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Ingenious Film Partners, Zephyr Films, DeLaurentiis Productions, Quinta Communications
Rating
R (Some Language|Sexual References|Strong Grisly Violent Content)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 9, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 2, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$27.7M
Runtime
2h 1m
Sound Mix
SDDS, DTS, Dolby SRD
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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