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IMDb rating 7.1
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Critic Roger Ebert
rated 8

This is a movie about ideas, a drama based on the ancient war between science and superstition.

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Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 8

Alejandro Amenábar has made an ambitious, cerebral and complex movie set in fourth-century Alexandria...

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Critic Phil De Semlyen
rated 6

Always intelligent and thought-provoking, it's a welcome return from Amenábar.

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Critic Tasha Robinson
rated 3

...the film serves as a startlingly shrill attack on Christianity

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Critic Daniel S Ogalde
rated 6

Glöm "Da Vinci-koden", här är varje svärdshugg, piskslag och våldtäkt ännu ett teologiskt slag mot allt var religion heter.

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Cast & Crew

Oscar Isaac
As Orestes
Richard Durden
As Olympius
Rachel Weisz
As Hypatia
George Harris
As Heladius Dignitary

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Agora is a historical drama set in Roman Egypt that explores the life and struggles of Hypatia, a renowned mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher. The film follows Hypatia's quest to preserve ancient knowledge as she faces opposition from religious fundamentalists who seek to destroy her work. Meanwhile, her slave Davus is torn between his love for Hypatia and the possibility of gaining his freedom by joining the rising tide of Christianity. The film delves into themes of science, religion, and freedom in a society torn apart by conflict and political turmoil.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Agora include Kingdom of Heaven, Amelia, End of the Spear, Ephraim's Rescue, Barcelona 1714, The Physician.

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Agora was released in theaters on October 9, 2009.