RottenTomatoes.com
Log In | Register | What is RT?
Found a Bug? Squash It! Report Bugs Here
  • Home
  • Movies
  • DVD
  • Celebrities
  • News
  • Critics
  • Trailers & Pictures
  • CommunityBeta
  • Box Office
  • | In Theaters
  • | Opening
  • | Upcoming
  • | Best Of
  • | Certified Fresh
RT Search Powered by Google
help icon Enhanced RT
searches on Google
Click here to turn on enhanced search results from RT on your Google searches.
 
Movies / Upcoming / Invictus
Invictus

Rate this Movie Help Icon

  • Write a Review
  • Add to List
  • Buy Poster External Icon
Bookmark and Share

Invictus (2009)

  • T-Meter Critics
  • Top Critics
  • RT Community
  • My Critics
  • My Friends
N/A
Tomatometer

How does the Tomatometer work Help Icon

Reviews Counted:1

Fresh:1

Rotten:0

Average Rating:N/A

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: The film tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela joined forces with the captain of South Africa’s rugby team, Francois Pienaar, to help unite their country. Newly elected President... The film tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela joined forces with the captain of South Africa’s rugby team, Francois Pienaar, to help unite their country. Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa’s underdog rugby team as they make an unlikely run to the 1995 World Cup Championship match. --© Warner Bros. [More]

Starring: Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Clint Eastwood

Starring: Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Clint Eastwood

Director: Clint Eastwood

Director: Clint Eastwood
Screenwriter: Anthony Peckham
Producer: Lori McCreary, Robert Lorenz, Mace Neufeld
Studio: Warner Bros.

[See More Credits]

  • Trailers
  • Pictures
  • Trailer
    >
1 of 1

See More Movie Trailers & Pictures

Reviews for Invictus

  • T-Meter Critics
  • Top Critics
  • RT Community
  • My Critics
  • My Friends
 
 
1 - 1 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Text View
Arrange By: Name | Date | Source
 
 

Inspirational on the face of it, Clint Eastwood's film has a predictable trajectory, but every scene brims with surprising details that accumulate into a rich fabric of history, cultural impressions and emotion.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
11/29/09
Todd McCarthy
Todd McCarthy
Variety
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
 
 
1 - 1 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Text View
all

Latest News for Invictus

November 01, 2009: Trailer & Poster review Opens in new window
More...

October 28, 2009: Trailer Bulletin: Invictus Opens in new window
How do you get Americans to watch rugby? Make it a big part of a film directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Matt Damon. The first trailer for December's "Invictus" is now online. More...

September 18, 2009: Eastwood and Damon Reuniting in Hereafter Opens in new window
Matt Damon will reunite with his "Invictus" director, Clint Eastwood, for "Hereafter," a supernatural thriller from "Frost/Nixon" writer Peter Morgan. More...

See All

More Movies

Coming Soon in Australia
Tomatometer Percentage Movie Date

56% 56% 9 09/12
66% 66% Away We Go 10/12
16% 16% Planet 51 03/12
70% 70% Religulous 03/12

What’s Hot On RT

Ban Them All!

Ban Them All!

10 Most Controversial Movies

Zombieland

Zombieland

Director Ruben Fleischer's favourites

New Avatar action

New Avatar action

Watch an exclusive chase clip from the film

Wild Things!

Wild Things!

Win tickets to the wild rumpus of 2009

Other News

  • Top Stories
  • Popular
  • Interviews
 
 

Comments

 
 
Top Stories
Headlines Comments
  
  • Tobey Maguire Talks Brothers, Spider-Man 4 Source: Boston Globe
 6
  • Nimród Antal Talks Predators Source: ComingSoon.net
 2
  • Weekly Ketchup: Zombieland 2 in 3D?
 78
  • First Look (Sort Of) at New Nightmare's Freddy Source: ShockTillYouDrop.com
 24
  • First Look at Shrek Forever After Source: USA Today
 48
  • Woody Harrelson Will Battle Zombies in 3-D Source: Moviehole
 26
  • Natalie Portman Says Kat Denning Is in Thor Source: MTV
 34
  • Disney Restructuring Has Broad Implications Source: Los Angeles Times
 10
  • Joel Silver Talks Ninja Assassin, Sgt. Rock, Lobo, and More Source: Collider.com
 1
  • Weekly Ketchup: Idris Elba cast in Thor, more Spider-Man 4 rumors
 128
Popular
Headlines Comments
  
  • Friday Harvest: The Road, Avatar, and more!
 95
  • Total Recall: John Travolta's Best Movies
 93
  • Ban Them All! 10 Infamously Controversial Movies
 87
  • 5 Facts About The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
 76
  • Critics Consensus: Flee From Ninja Assassin
 47
  • Weekly Ketchup: Zombieland 2 in 3D?
 26
  • Five Favorite Films With Zombieland Director Ruben Fleischer
 24
  • "I Don't Hate Women": Lars von Trier on Antichrist
 16
  • Box Office Guru Wrapup: Vampires and Football Break Thanksgiving Records
 10
  • Duncan Jones Reteams With Kevin Spacey
 4
Interviews
Headlines Comments
  
  • "I Don't Hate Women": Lars von Trier on Antichrist
 16
  • Eric Bana talks Love the Beast - RT Interview
 11
  • Fight Club Sound Designer Reflects on Film's 10th Anniversary
 21
  • James Schamus talks Taking Woodstock - RT Interview
 8
  • RT on DVD: Wassup, Bruno
 3
  • Scott Hicks Talks The Boys Are Back
 0
  • John Hurt Talks Harry Potter, Quentin Crisp and Alien - The RT Interview
 15
  • Richard Kelly chats about The Box
 2
  • Terry Gilliam Talks Doctor Parnassus
 21
  • Wes Anderson Talks Fantastic Mr. Fox - RT Interview
 8
 
 

Sponsored Links

Around The Network

  • Invictus at Rotten Tomatoes
  • Invictus at IGN

Fresh Links

Featured
Dressing Wonderland
Dressing Wonderland External Link

Tim Burton's costume designer talks to Movieline about her long collaboration with the filmmaker and Johnny Depp.

Wes Anderson on Fox
Wes Anderson on Fox External Link

The director talks about puppetry perfection and his film, Fantastic Mr. Fox

Win Glee DVDs
Win Glee DVDs External Link

We've got 20 copies of the hit TV series' Pilot Episode to giveaway.

Follow Rotten Tomatoes on Twitter
Follow Rotten Tomatoes on Twitter External Link

Get all the latest movie updates, reviews, interviews and features here.

Competitions
Win Star Wars prizes
Win Star Wars prizes External Link

Enough Prequel, Original Trilogy and Family Guy DVDs to fill a space cruiser

Win the entire 007 collection
Win the entire 007 collection External Link

Everything from Dr. No to Quantum of Solace could be yours.

Win Fight Club Special Editions and more
Win Fight Club Special Editions and more External Link

We're giving away the 10th Anniversary Blu-ray, plus Braveheart and the Rocky collection

 
 
About| Site Map| Help| RT To Go| Contact Us| Critics Submission| Linking to RT| Licensing| Movie List| Celebs List| Newsletter
IGN Logo

IGN.com | GameSpy | Comrade | Arena | FilePlanet | GameSpy Technology
TeamXbox | Planets | Vaults | VE3D | CheatsCodesGuides | GameStats | GamerMetrics
AskMen.com | Rotten Tomatoes | Direct2Drive | Green Pixels


By continuing past this page, and by the continued use of this site, you agree to be bound by and abide by the User Agreement.
Copyright 1998-2009, IGN Entertainment, Inc. About IGN | Support | Advertise | Privacy Policy | User Agreement | Subscribe to RT's XML feed! IGN RSS Feeds
IGN's enterprise databases running Oracle, SQL and MySQL are professionally monitored and managed by Pythian Remote DBA
Certain product data ©1995-present Muze, Inc. For personal use only. All rights reserved.