Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- serious
- adventurous
- historical drama night
- adventure marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Hornblower must navigate court-martial accusations, Buckland's weak leadership, and Sawyer's deteriorating command while aboard the Renown.
The British officers face hostility from local rebels and duplicity from Spanish opponents as alliances change around the planned attack.
Desertions, jealousy, paranoia, and uncertain authority create escalating pressure aboard the Renown before the court martial.
The surprise assault on the Spanish fortress and the naval setting provide the production's central visual scale.
Films like Hornblower: Retribution, and why
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
shared period naval adventure, military hierarchy, and maritime peril
The Last of the Mohicans
shared swashbuckling historical action, imperial conflict, and seafaring tension
Sharpe's Rifles
shared eighteenth-century military adventure, shifting loyalties, and political intrigue
Movie Details
- Director
- Andrew Grieve
- Release Date
- 2001-04-15
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 (43)
Cast
- Ioan Gruffudd
- David Warner
- Robert Lindsay
- Nicholas Jones
- Paul McGann
- Jamie Bamber
- Philip Glenister
- Sean Gilder
- John Castle
- Ian McElhinney
Common questions
- What is Hornblower: Retribution about?
- A disciplined naval officer risks deepening his mutiny charges when a dangerous assault exposes fractures in command, loyalty, and military honor.
- What is Hornblower: Retribution like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Hornblower: Retribution as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Hornblower: Retribution violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Hornblower: Retribution as moderate.
- Which films are like Hornblower: Retribution?
- Films with a similar feel include Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, The Last of the Mohicans, and Sharpe's Rifles.
- How long is Hornblower: Retribution?
- Hornblower: Retribution runs 98 minutes.
