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Dragonslayer (1981)

6.5 IMDb 84% RT 68/100 MC
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A sorcerer and his apprentice are on a mission to kill an evil dragon to save the King’s daughter from being sacrificed according to a pact that the King himself made with the dragon to protect his kingdom.

Best Release

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

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Director

Matthew Robbins

Sub-Genre

Sword and Sorcery

Box Office

$14,110,013

Runtime

1 hour and 48 minutes (108 minutes)

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Editor's Notes

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A-Tier Paramount 4K. The dragon effects are still effective and the matte paintings have a tactile quality that CGI has never matched. A practical effects showcase.

noted Apr 8, 2026

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Paramount’s Dragonslayer 4K steelbook is gorgeous! 19 dragonslayer is a blind buy but damn it’s a badass steelbook couldn’t resist 4 New purchases 3 Came for the steelbook case, stayed for the "changing times" introspection 16 DragonSlayer 4k no digital copy 20

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