Dungeons & Dragons has inspired decades’ worth of art and storytelling, providing fertile ground for epic works of high fantasy and serving as major inspiration for one of the biggest TV phenomena of the 21st Century, Stranger Things. And now the hugely popular tabletop roleplaying game has finally been adapted for the big screen. (Technically, this is actually the game’s fourth movie adaptation, but the less said about the critically-reviled trilogy from the early 2000s, the better.)
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves functions as both an homage to the immersive fantasy world loved by players, and an introduction for newbies to the wide-ranging lore and various archetypes you’re likely to find featuring in an average D&D campaign, like bards, paladins, rogues, and barbarians—all wrapped up in a popcorn-friendly heist adventure.
Chris Pine stars as bard Edgin Darvis, the leader of a rag-tag group of misfits which also includes Michelle Rodriguez as barbarian Holga Kilgore, Regé-Jean Page as paladin Xenk Yendar, Justice Smith as apprentice sorcerer Simon Aumar, and Sophia Lillis as tiefling druid Doric.
When the movie begins, we find Edgin and co. in prison after one of their jobs went horribly awry. But escaping from one of the titular dungeons is only the beginning of his worries, because his daughter Kira (Chloe Coleman) is also in danger. And there’s a tyrannical Hugh Grant to contend with…
How can I watch Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves?
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is exclusively showing in theaters. It was released internationally on March 31, and has grossed more than $80 million.
While we can expect the film to eventually make its way to streaming, that will likely not be for until approximately two months after the end of its cinematic run, if the timelines of other Paramount releases like Smile can be used as a roadmap—so we’re looking at late May or early June.
Philip Ellis is a freelance writer and journalist from the United Kingdom covering pop culture, relationships and LGBTQ+ issues. His work has appeared in GQ, Teen Vogue, Man Repeller and MTV.
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