Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans

2019
1h 28m

IMDb RATING

5.4/10

3.3K

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Kim Cattrall, Rupert Graves, Derek Jacobi, Alexander Armstrong, Nick Frost, Lee Mack, Craig Roberts, Alex Macqueen, Kate Nash, Emilia Jones, and Sebastian Croft in Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans (2019)

Atti is a Roman teenager with brains but very little brawn. When one of his schemes falls foul of Emperor Nero (Craig Roberts) Atti is forced to join the army and sent to miserable, cold, wet Britain. Things go from bad to worse when Atti is captured by Orla, a feisty teenage Celt desperate to prove herself as a warrior. Meanwhile a furious Nero is determined to crush the British rebellion, led by Boudicca (Kate Nash). As the Romans prepare for an historic showdown with the Celts at the Battle of Watling Street, the two new friends find themselves lined up on opposite sides of the battlefield.

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Atti, a smart and quick-witted Roman teenager, manages to upset Emperor Nero with one of his schemes. For punishment, Atti is sent to work in a cold and wet Britain where he also meets the C... Read allAtti, a smart and quick-witted Roman teenager, manages to upset Emperor Nero with one of his schemes. For punishment, Atti is sent to work in a cold and wet Britain where he also meets the Celts.Atti, a smart and quick-witted Roman teenager, manages to upset Emperor Nero with one of his schemes. For punishment, Atti is sent to work in a cold and wet Britain where he also meets the Celts.

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5.4/10

3.3K

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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 2 nominations total

Trivia
Derek Jacobi reprised his role as the Roman Emperor Claudius from I, Claudius (1976).

Crazy credits
There is a parody of the MGM logo with Rattus Rattus appearing instead of the lion.

Connections
Featured in The Sara Cox Show: Episode #1.31 (2019)

Soundtracks
Boudicca
Performed by Kate Nash

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Review

Featured review

7/10

Decent British Comedy

Orla dreams of being a Celtic warrior woman fighting the Romans.

Horrible Histories move to a movie format rather than the usual TV sketches. The actors are different but the style and humour is the same. It is mostly aimed at children but adults will find a few laughs too.

The budget is clearly low. Most scenes are tightly shot but in places the director had made no attempt to hide the production limits. The costumes and songs are ok. Nick Frost is the stand out performer. The humour is good and the actors throw themselves into the pantomime. It reminded me of Gladiatress (2004). If you're not sure what pantomime is; it's a British thing, see one of ITV's on you tube.

The story is a simplified retelling of the Boudicca rebellion and true to Horrible Histories the basic facts are correct.