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Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works

Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works

Action · Fantasy · Animation · 2010

In the World before, novice mage Shirou Emiya summoned and bonded with beautiful heroic spirit Saber as they became enmeshed in the battle for supremacy known as the fifth Holy Grail War. Fate, however, is a fickle mistress, and there was more than one way for that story to transpire. Now, in an alternate timeline, the pairing’s destiny becomes more tightly intertwined with that of high school student/secret Mage Rin Tohsaka and her Servant Archer. Even if you think you know what will happen next, prepare to be surprised as new twists await at every turn.

Movie details

Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works

2010 Action · Fantasy · Animation 1h 47m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.7 / 10

1.9K votes

TMDB

6.8 / 10

Community rating

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In the World before, novice mage Shirou Emiya summoned and bonded with beautiful heroic spirit Saber as they became enmeshed in the battle for supremacy known as the fifth Holy Grail War. Fate, however, is a fickle mistress, and there was more than one way for that story to transpire. Now, in an alternate timeline, the pairing’s destiny becomes more tightly intertwined with that of high school student/secret Mage Rin Tohsaka and her Servant Archer. Even if you think you know what will happen next, prepare to be surprised as new twists await at every turn.

CriticWise case file

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Yuji Yamaguchi

Written by

Takuya Sato

Ayako Kawasumi

Ayako Kawasumi

Saber (voice)

Noriaki Sugiyama

Noriaki Sugiyama

Shirou Emiya (voice)

Junichi Suwabe

Junichi Suwabe

Archer (voice)

Kana Ueda

Kana Ueda

Rin Tohsaka (voice)

Jouji Nakata

Jouji Nakata

Kirei Kotomine (voice)

Noriko Shitaya

Noriko Shitaya

Sakura Matou (voice)

Yuu Asakawa

Yuu Asakawa

Rider (voice)

Court is in session

Put Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.