Knightriders

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Knightriders

R,

1981,

2h 25m,

Drama

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2,500+ Ratings

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Billy is the undisputed leader of a roving band of hardened bikers who support themselves by jousting at medieval fairs and selling their intricately designed wares. As their fearsome reputation and popularity grow, commercial pressures begin tearing the tightly-knit group apart. Despite Billy's attempts to maintain his noble and chivalrous vision, his star performer entertains outside offers, while his arch-rival, Morgan, prepares for a final battle.

Noel Murray

The Dissolve

Nov 25, 2013

4.5/5

Knightriders is about 50 percent scenes of kick-ass moto-jousting, 40 percent philosophizing around the campfire, and 10 percent lyrical shots of King William

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Jan 30, 2008

B-

Harris embodies his character with such conviction that the character's struggle to retain the integrity of his dream ultimately exudes a modest poignancy.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Mar 16, 2026

4/5

Romero makes a grand personal statement here that seems semi-autobiographical, about leadership, about failure, about having a cause and being willing to die for it. In terms of films about the Arthur myth, it's one of the best...

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

Sep 8, 2023

... easily the gentlest film ever made by George Romero, a romantic story of gypsy bikers who create a kind of traveling Renaissance faire built around the chivalric ideal of an Arthurian court.

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Alan Ng

Film Threat

Dec 2, 2021

6/10

The story's heart comes to keeping the community and its ideals/values intact.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 19, 2020

2.5/4

The angle is unique enough to make this worth a viewing, and it's nice to see top makeup artist Tom Savini given such a sizable role.

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Luke R

Sep 15, 2018

Think I have to watch this again to give it a fair grade..

Kylo P

Mar 31, 2012

What I find to be the most shameful thing about this movie is its lack of recognition, especially by today's standards. In today's film market, any film of the past can be revisited and brought to a wider and more responsive audience if it didn't do that well the first time around and, consequently, fell into obscurity. It's true that it didn't do well, but Knightriders deserves a much bigger following than it has. The biggest reason for its failing, like a lot of other George Romero projects, is that it isn't really much of a horror movie, and in this particular case, it's not a horror movie at all. It's Camelot meets Easy Rider, but without the drugs I guess. It's better than that, of course, but that's the most valid comparison I can come up with. For me it's just another classic Romero piece that it doesn't get the kind of praise or recognition that it richly deserves. Sure it's overly long and feels its length at times, but it's still a wonderful film with so many great character moments and a unique story. In other words, don't pass it up if you come across it.

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Billy

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Synopsis

Billy is the undisputed leader of a roving band of hardened bikers who support themselves by jousting at medieval fairs and selling their intricately designed wares. As their fearsome reputation and popularity grow, commercial pressures begin tearing the tightly-knit group apart. Despite Billy's attempts to maintain his noble and chivalrous vision, his star performer entertains outside offers, while his arch-rival, Morgan, prepares for a final battle.

Director: George A. Romero
Producer: Richard P. Rubinstein
Screenwriter: George A. Romero
Production Co: Laurel Productons
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 10, 1981, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 26, 2013
Runtime: 2h 25m

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