--- title: "Clash of the Titans" year: 2010 kind: "film" canonical: "https://film.one/film/clash-of-the-titans-2010" fi1m_id: "clash-of-the-titans-2010" imdb_id: "tt0800320" tmdb_id: 18823 wikidata_id: "Q192979" fi1m_score: 43 critics_score: 38 critics_reviews: 20 published: "2026-10-05T11:51:04.716068+00:00" updated: "2026-10-05T11:51:05.293202+00:00" region: "PA" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Clash of the Titans (2010) Directed by Louis Leterrier · 1h 46m · Adventure, Fantasy, Action ## Identity Clash of the Titans - **Canonical:** https://film.one/film/clash-of-the-titans-2010 - **Type:** Film - **Fi1m ID:** clash-of-the-titans-2010 - **IMDb ID:** tt0800320 - **TMDB ID:** 18823 - **Wikidata ID:** Q192979 - **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800320/, https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/18823, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192979 **Fi1m score: 43** · Critics 38 from 20 reviews *In a sentence:* Liam Neeson in armour that lights up, Ralph Fiennes in a cloak that smokes, and a hero who does neither > Louis Leterrier’s remake has a Kraken, a Medusa and a hall full of glowing gods, and a hero who would plainly rather be fishing. The scorpions earn their keep; little else does, and the murk of the 3D conversion does the rest. ## Synopsis Ancient Argos, where men have begun to defy the gods. Perseus (Sam Worthington), pulled from the sea as a baby and raised by the fisherman Spyros (Pete Postlethwaite), loses his family when Hades (Ralph Fiennes) strikes down a company of soldiers who have toppled a statue of Zeus (Liam Neeson). Taken to Argos, he watches Queen Cassiopeia (Polly Walker) boast that her daughter Andromeda (Alexa Davalos) is lovelier than any goddess, and Hades arrive in black smoke with an ultimatum: sacrifice the princess within ten days or the Kraken will level the city. Told he is Zeus’s son, Perseus refuses the title and marches out anyway with Draco (Mads Mikkelsen) and his soldiers, Io (Gemma Arterton) at his shoulder, to find a way of killing something the gods made. ## Review Louis Leterrier’s remake of *Clash of the Titans* runs 106 minutes, which is a mercy, and is about a fisherman’s son who learns he is the son of Zeus and would rather not be. That is the one idea Phil Hay, Travis Beacham and Matt Manfredi’s script has, and it is a serviceable one for a film of this kind: a hero who keeps refusing the gifts of the gods and keeps having to use them anyway. The trouble is that Perseus states his refusal in nearly every scene, and nothing on screen makes it cost him anything. Sam Worthington plays Perseus with a crew cut and a single expression of mild grievance. He is blank. He hits his marks and swings his sword, and we never once wondered what he was thinking, because the script had already told us. Gemma Arterton has the thankless job of following him about as Io and explaining the plot, and she does it with more grace than the lines deserve. Alexa Davalos’s Andromeda is given a balcony and a cause and little else. The gods are where the film is most alive and most silly, often at the same moment. Liam Neeson’s Zeus wears a suit of armour that glows like a fridge with the door left open; Lindy Hemming has dressed the whole of Olympus in polished silver, and Martin Laing has put them in a floodlit white hall to stand about and look down on the mortals. Ralph Fiennes plays Hades as a hunched, whispering wreck who arrives in a cloud of black smoke and leaves the same way. We laughed, and not where the film wanted us to; the wheeze is a choice, and it is the wrong one. Neeson seems to understand that the only way to play this is at full volume, and he is one of two people who look as if they are having a decent afternoon. Mads Mikkelsen is the other. His Draco, the captain who leads Perseus’s escort out of Argos, is tired, dry and unimpressed by demigods, and every scene he is in is better for it. He gives Worthington something to push against, which nobody else does. Pete Postlethwaite, as the fisherman who raises the boy, has one good speech about men and gods and is gone before the first act is out. Nicholas Hoult and Ashraf Barhom fill out the ranks and are there mainly to be counted off. Then there are the monsters, which is what we came for. The giant scorpions that come up out of the sand are the film’s best fight: Leterrier stages it in daylight, Peter Menzies keeps the camera far enough back that we can tell which man is where, and the creatures have weight when they land. We sat up, and we stayed up for the whole of it. The Medusa sequence, in a ruined temple of pillars and smoke, is nearly as good and is undercut by the cutting; three editors are credited, Vincent Tabaillon, David Freeman and Martin Walsh, and the fight looks like three editors’ work, all of it hurried. Ramin Djawadi scores everything in brass and choir at a pitch that never drops, so by the time anything large arrives the music has nothing left to give it. The look is the lasting problem. Menzies shoots Argos and the desert in grey, brown and dust, and the film was converted to 3D after it was shot, which takes a third of the light out of a picture that did not have much. In a cinema the dim scenes were a strain to read. At home, flat and bright, it is a plainer and better film, which is not something a 3D spectacle should be able to say for itself. The 1981 original, with Ray Harryhausen’s stop-motion Medusa and Kraken, was slow and cheap and had more charm in a single twitching snake than this one finds in all its pixels. Leterrier’s film even stops to joke about the old mechanical owl, and the joke lands as a confession. We can see exactly who this was for: a twelve-year-old who has not seen the 1981 version and wants a Kraken. That child deserved a hero with a pulse and a fight they could follow, and got one of each. *Fi1m score 43, published 5 October 2026.* ## What the critics say Most critics find this remake a loud, dull disappointment, and the reviews are clearer about what they dislike than about what they admire. Where praise appears it goes to the monsters: the giant scorpions and the Medusa sequence are the moments most often singled out as the spectacle doing its job. Among the cast, Mads Mikkelsen draws the warmest notices, with Ralph Fiennes’s Hades and Gemma Arterton also mentioned as bright spots. Variety alone picks out Ramin Djawadi’s score as the most satisfying element. The reservations are near-unanimous and cluster on the retrofitted 3D, which several reviews describe as darker, foggier and headache-inducing, and on a stilted script and a dull hero. The spread is wide but lopsided: fourteen negative verdicts against a handful of mixed ones. The Hollywood Reporter is the lone clearly positive voice, finding the adventure entertaining despite the 3D, and The Guardian calls it amiable, especially in its breakneck second half. ## Straight answers **Is Clash of the Titans worth watching?** *Clash of the Titans* (2010) is not worth an evening for most people, and we scored it 43. The giant scorpion fight is good and Mads Mikkelsen is better than the film around him, but Sam Worthington's Perseus is blank, the Medusa sequence is cut to pieces and the whole thing is shot in murk. A twelve-year-old who simply wants a Kraken will be happier than anyone else. **How long is Clash of the Titans, and what is it rated?** *Clash of the Titans* runs 1h 46m. It is an adventure and fantasy film. **Where can I watch Clash of the Titans in Panama?** *Clash of the Titans* is streaming on Netflix in Panama, and it is also available to rent from Apple TV from PAB 3.99. It leaves Netflix on 10 October. Availability is checked daily; the links above go straight to each service. **How does Clash of the Titans compare to Conan the Barbarian?** [*Conan the Barbarian*](https://film.one/film/conan-the-barbarian) (1982) is the better film by some distance, because John Milius takes his sword and sorcery seriously and gives it weight, while Louis Leterrier's *Clash of the Titans* (2010) never finds a hero with a pulse. Conan sags in the middle and its snake is rubber, but it has a thunderous score and a conviction the remake lacks; choose Clash only if you want a quick, bright creature feature for a younger viewer. ### Reviews we read (20) - **The Hollywood Reporter**, Kirk Honeycutt (70/100, inferred): Honeycutt finds the adventure entertaining despite an awkward start and weak 3D. He praises the digital creatures and effects while criticizing the campy depiction of Mount Olympus. [Read](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/clash-titans-film-review-29449/) - **The Guardian**, Xan Brooks (65/100, inferred): Brooks finds the film an amiable, entertaining upgrade, especially in its breakneck second half. He praises the spectacle of the giant CGI scorpions while criticizing the dialogue and flat protagonists. [Read](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/apr/01/clash-of-the-titans-review) - **Screen Daily**, Tim Grierson (64/100, inferred): The page identifies this as a review, but the paywall prevents access to the critic’s verdict. The review’s specific praise or complaint is not visible. [Read](https://www.screendaily.com/clash-of-the-titans/5012221.article) - **Time Out**, Tom Huddleston (3/5): The publication rates the film three out of five stars. The review text is unavailable, so its verdict and specific praise or complaint cannot be established. [Read](https://www.timeout.com/movies/clash-of-the-titans-1) - **RogerEbert.com**, Roger Ebert (2 stars): Ebert gives the film a negative assessment, finding it more spectacle than substance. He particularly criticizes its noisy effects-driven approach. [Read](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/clash-of-the-titans-2010) - **Total Film**, Neil Smith (2/5): Smith finds the reboot unremittingly average and inferior to the original in nearly every department. He gives credit to the improved visual effects but criticizes the dull hero, stilted script, and rushed 3D. [Read](https://www.gamesradar.com/clash-of-the-titans-2010-review/) - **Slant Magazine**, Ed Gonzalez (1.5/4): Gonzalez dismisses the film as slick, chaotic entertainment whose plot and performances often frustrate. He praises its disorienting staging of creature confrontations and finds its laziness hilariously kitschy. [Read](https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/clash-of-the-titans-4749/) - **The New Yorker**, Anthony Lane (35/100, inferred): Lane finds the film diverting but ultimately a chore rather than a compelling mythic adventure. He praises the Medusa sequence and Mads Mikkelsen’s performance, while criticizing the film’s muddled logic and mythology. [Read](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/04/12/out-of-reach) - **Empire**, Angie Errigo (30/100, inferred): Errigo finds the film poorly written and lunkheaded, though its beefcake action may satisfy some viewers. She singles out Ralph Fiennes’s entertaining performance as Hades for particular praise. [Read](https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/clash-titans-review/) - **The New York Times**, A.O. Scott (30/100, inferred): The critic's verdict is negative, finding the film more noisy spectacle than compelling myth. He singles out its hollow action and lack of substance as the central shortcomings. [Read](https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/02/movies/02clash.html) - **Variety**, Brian Lowry (30/100, inferred): Lowry finds the film visually busy but ultimately flat, with its action and 3D failing to improve the story. He singles out Ramin Djawadi’s operatic score as the most satisfying creative element. [Read](https://variety.com/2010/film/markets-festivals/clash-of-the-titans-1117942486/) - **Los Angeles Times**, Kenneth Turan (25/100, inferred): Turan finds the remake dull and says its 3-D makes the film worse rather than better. He criticizes the clunky action and confusing battle scenes, while noting that Pegasus benefits from the 3-D. [Read](https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/hero-complex-blog/story/2010-04-01/turan-review-clash-of-the-titans-has-distracting-3-d-and-clunky-action) - **Little White Lies**, Tom Seymour (3/1/1): The review finds the remake a dull, messy spectacle weighed down by relentless exposition and repetitive action. It singles out Gemma Arterton as a welcome bright spot. [Read](https://lwlies.com/reviews/clash-of-the-titans) - **IndieWire**, Anne Thompson (10/100, inferred): Thompson strongly pans the film as a shoddily written and executed hack job. She singles out Mads Mikkelsen’s convincing performance as warrior Draco as a rare bright spot. [Read](https://www.indiewire.com/news/general/clash-of-the-titans-trashes-greek-myths-in-eye-rolling-3-d-238867/) - **Eye for Film**, Maria Realf (65/100, inferred): The critic finds it entertaining but more visually exciting than emotionally satisfying. The spectacular mythical monsters are singled out as a major attraction. [Read](https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/clash-of-the-titans-film-review-by-maria-realf) - **Den of Geek**, Duncan Bowles (2/5): Bowles finds the remake distinctly average, disappointing and soulless. He particularly condemns the retrofitted 3D, saying it looks darker and foggier while adding little. [Read](https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/clash-of-the-titans-review/) - **The Playlist**, Drew (D-): The critic calls the film a dull, poorly made failure despite its spectacle. They especially fault the confusing, choppily edited action and the headache-inducing 3D. [Read](https://theplaylist.net/review-clash-of-titans-part-man-par-20100401/) - **/Film**, Russ Fischer (2/10): The critic finds the film a monotonous, overstuffed misfire that lacks the original’s charm and sense of adventure. He particularly condemns its ineffective 3D conversion, which he says detracts from the film rather than adding anything. [Read](https://www.slashfilm.com/508423/clash-of-the-titans-movie-review-a-monstrous-misfire/) - **Digital Spy**, Ben Rawson-Jones (10/100, inferred): The critic pans the remake as a soulless, uninvolving misfire. They single out its wafer-thin characterization and frenetic, shaky action camerawork as major flaws. [Read](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a211403/clash-of-the-titans-211403/) - **HeyUGuys**, Jon Lyus (10/100, inferred): The critic finds the film a disjointed, cynical disappointment that fails to make its story or characters compelling. He singles out the intrusive 3D, lifeless CGI, and weak script as major flaws. [Read](https://www.heyuguys.com/review-clash-of-the-titans/) ## Details - **Director:** Louis Leterrier - **Director:** Louis Leterrier - **Screenplay:** Travis Beacham, Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi - **Cinematography:** Peter Menzies - **Editor:** David Freeman, Vincent Tabaillon, Martin Walsh - **Music:** Ramin Djawadi - **Production design:** Martin Laing - **Costume design:** Lindy Hemming - **Producer:** Basil Iwanyk, Karl McMillan, Kevin De La Noy - **Cast:** Sam Worthington as Perseus; Gemma Arterton as Io; Mads Mikkelsen as Draco; Alexa Davalos as Andromeda; Jason Flemyng as Calibos / Acrisius; Ralph Fiennes as Hades; Liam Neeson as Zeus; Pete Postlethwaite as Spyros - **Runtime:** 1h 46m - **First release (Norway):** 26 March 2010 - **Genres:** Adventure, Fantasy, Action - **Budget:** $125 million - **Box office:** $493 million - **Trailer:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfyunOnMGqM ## Where to watch in Panama - Netflix: streaming, leaving 2026-10-10 - Apple TV: rent PAB 3.99, hd - Apple TV: buy PAB 3.99, hd *Checked 2026-10-05.* Also available in: AE, AR, AT, AU, BE, BG, BR, CA, CH, CL, CO, CZ, DE, DK, EC, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HK, HR, HU, ID, IE, IL, IN, IT, JP, KR, LT, MX, MY, NL, NO, NZ, PA, PE, PH, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SG, SI, SK, TH, TR, UA, US, VN, ZA. Add `?region=XX` to this URL for another country. ## If you liked this - *Jason and the Argonauts* (1963): Harryhausen’s skeletons still frighten; the Greeks are polite and the gods are petty - *Clash of the Titans* (1981): The original: slower, cheaper, and its Medusa has more menace than any pixel here - *Ulysses* (1954): Kirk Douglas in Italy, a Cyclops made of plaster, and a story that actually moves - *Conan the Barbarian* (1982), Fi1m 74: Milius takes the sword and sorcery seriously, which is why it is still funny — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/film/conan-the-barbarian.md) - *The Fall* (2006): A stuntman tells a child a myth; every location is real and every colour counts --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/film/clash-of-the-titans-2010