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Overview

User Rating:
6.4/10   36,418 votes
Director:
David Twohy
Writers (WGA):
Jim Wheat (characters) &
Ken Wheat (characters) ...
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Release Date:
11 June 2004 (USA) more
Tagline:
All the power in the universe can't change destiny more
Plot:
5 years after Pitch Black, the wanted criminal Riddick arrives on a planet called Helion Prime, and finds himself up against an invading empire called the Necromongers, an army that plans to convert or kill all humans in the universe. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(11 articles)
'Underdog' Makes Good (From Studio Briefing. 22 June 2004)
'Dodgeball' Scores (From Studio Briefing. 21 June 2004)
User Comments:
An underrated Sci Fi movie more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Pitch Black 2 (USA) (working title)
Pitch Black 2: Chronicles of Riddick (USA) (working title)
Riddick (USA) (working title)
The Chronicles of Riddick: The Director's Cut (USA) (director's cut)
Batalla de Riddick, La (Argentina) (Chile) [es]
Riddick - Chroniken eines Kriegers (Austria) (Germany) [de]
A Batalha de Riddick (Brazil) [pt]
Chroniques de Riddick, Les (France) [fr]
Crónicas de Riddick, Las (Spain) [es]
Hronika tou Skotous, Ta (Greece) [el]
Kroniki Riddicka (Poland) (promotional title) [pl]
Riddicki kroonika (Estonia) [et]
Riddickin aikakirja (Finland) [fi]
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violent action and some language. (edited for re-rating)
Runtime:
119 min | USA:135 min (director's cut)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Hong Kong:IIA | Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) | Malaysia:18SG | New Zealand:M (director's cut) | South Korea:12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Canada:14A (Manitoba) (original rating) | Canada:18A (Manitoba) (director's cut) | New Zealand:R13 (original rating) | Germany:16 (director's cut) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 (edited for re-rating) (certificate #39510) | USA:R (original rating) | USA:Unrated (director's cut)
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Trivia:
In the scene where Toombs discusses where he should take Riddick in custody he mentions Butcher Bay. This is a reference to the video game The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (2004) (VG). In this game Riddick escapes that prison. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When approaching Crematoria, a close up of the 'Course Plotted' display shows -295F and +702F. A crew member then reads the display stating "700 degrees on the day side; 300 below on the night side". Later, you see someone incinerated on the day side in seconds. Actual cremation takes place at around 1400F to 1800F and takes over two hours, so cremation in seconds at just 700F is not possible. It is explained in the DVD special features that the scale should be in Celsius. However, this is theoretically impossible since -300C is below absolute zero. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Aereon: They are an army unlike any other... crusading across the stars toward a place called UnderVerse, their promised land - a constellation of dark new worlds. Necromongers, they're called. And if they cannot convert you, they will kill you. Leading them, the Lord Marshal. He alone has made a pilgrimage to the gates of the UnderVerse...
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Tattooist (2007) more

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155 out of 240 people found the following comment useful:-
An underrated Sci Fi movie, 28 December 2004
8/10
Author: Cian-Faal from Canada

This film has gotten terrible reviews, and I feel as if its bad press is undeserving. It's a good film, and it frustrates me that people hate this movie. So what if it doesn't have a good, original plot? What movie does have a good original plot? Look at Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. That movie didn't have an original plot, but yet people praised that movie to high heaven.

Why do people insult the Chronicles of Riddick for its plot? Sure, it doesn't have the best plot in the world, but it's half decent. Besides, the Chronicles of Riddick is an action film. What kind of moron goes into an action movie, like the Chronicles of Riddick, expecting an Oscar winning performance? When I go into a movie, I don't care whether the plot is good! I watch a movie to be entertained! Why bother comparing the Chronicles of Riddick to the Manchurian Candidate (Or what have you)? Would you go into a movie for kids and say the movie is crap because the story is cliché? Of course not. So then, why are people dissing the Chronicles of Riddick for its story? Kids movies and action movies don't require plot for them to be entertaining. Drama films, mystery films and romance films all require plot, sure, but why expect an amazing drama out of a film when the trailers clearly show that the movie is going to be a sci fi film? That doesn't make any sense! This movie isn't the best of all time. Far from it. With that said, it is a good sci fi film, and one that is very enjoyable. Don't let the critics fool you. The Chronicles of Riddick is an enjoyable film, that I recommend.

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