Agora (2010): Ratings, Box Office & Plot
Agora is a 2010 adventure drama directed by Alejandro Amenábar. It runs 2 hours 7 minutes and earned $39.5 million worldwide on a $70 million budget. Critics gave it 56% on Rotten Tomatoes and 55 on Metacritic.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 7m (127 min)
- Director
- Alejandro Amenábar
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Newmarket Films
- Budget
- $70M
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Agora About?
The premise of Agora without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
In ancient Alexandria, Hypatia, a brilliant philosopher, establishes herself as a teacher, daring to educate men regardless of their social standing. Among her students are the enslaved Davus and Orestes, who develop affections for her. As religious and political tensions rise between Christians, Jews, and the Roman ruling class, Hypatia's pursuit of knowledge and rational thought becomes increasingly dangerous. Caught between warring factions and facing personal challenges, she strives to uphold her beliefs and defend the importance of reason in a city consumed by conflict.
Agora Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- roman empire
- astronomy
- ancient egypt
- 5th century
- slave
- murder of a nude woman
- neoplatonism
- public nudity
- flogging
- naked dead woman
- execution
- punishment
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- female nudity
- female rear nudity
- religious persecution
- intolerance
- female teacher
- corporal punishment
- bathing
- proselytizing
- atheism
- 4th century
- female frontal nudity
- female full frontal nudity
- egypt
- virgin
- reason
- cultural decline
- idealism
- monism
- death sentence
- kneeling
- dagger
- death of protagonist
- dead woman on ground
- heroine dies
- antiquity
- seasons
- pharaoh hound
- religious fervor
- bonfire
- tension
- mercy killing
- place name in title
- death of title character
- choking
- smothering
- boat
- ship
- sea
The Director of Agora
Directed by Alejandro Amenábar.
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Director Alejandro Amenábar
More from Alejandro Amenábar
More films directed by Alejandro Amenábar, best-rated first: While at War, The Sea Inside, The Others and The Captive.
Agora Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Agora 56% on Rotten Tomatoes and 55 on Metacritic.
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Rotten Tomatoes 56% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 65%
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Metacritic 55 Metascore
User score 7.2
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TMDB 70% User score
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Agora Plot Summary
What happens in Agora from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Meanwhile, a wave of social unrest begins to challenge the Roman authority in Alexandria as Pagans and Christians clash throughout the city. As tensions rise, the Christians start to desecrate the statues of the pagan deities, provoking a backlash from the pagans, led by figures like Orestes and the father of Hypatia. In an attempt to suppress the Christians’ escalating influence, the pagans ambush them; however, during the confrontation, they find themselves vastly outnumbered by a large and aggressive Christian mob. This confrontation results in Hypatia’s father sustaining serious injuries, compelling Hypatia and the surviving pagans to seek refuge in the Library of the Serapeum.
Full summary
The whole story of Agora, scene by scene
Agora Box Office & Budget
Agora grossed $39.5 million worldwide on a $70 million budget, 56% of what it cost. $619,423 came from the US and Canada and $38.8 million (98%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$39.5M
56% of its budget back
- US & Canada
- $619.4K
- International
- $38.8M
- Budget
- $70M
Agora Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Agora.
How Well Do You Know Agora?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Agora Also Known As
19 alternative titles, including “穹苍下的女神” and “时间之雾”.
- Also known as
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- 穹苍下的女神
- 时间之雾
- 阿果拉
- Mists of Time
- Agora - Die Saeulen des Himmels
- Ágora
- Агора
- Agora - Die Säulen des Himmels
- 城市广场
- אגורא
- 아고라
- Alexandria
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- アレクサンドリア
- 風暴佳人
- Quảng Trường Agora
- آگورا
- Ágora: La caída del imperio romano
- Àgora
- มหาศึกศรัทธากุมชะตาโลก
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Agora FAQ: Box Office, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, box office, ratings and post-credit scenes of Agora, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Agora?
Agora runs 2 hours 7 minutes (127 minutes).
When was Agora released?
Agora was released on May 28, 2010.
Who directed Agora?
Agora was directed by Alejandro Amenábar.
More films by Alejandro Amenábar How much did Agora make at the box office?
Agora grossed $39.5 million worldwide ($619,423 domestic, $38.8 million international) on a budget of $70 million.
How is Agora rated?
Agora has 56% on Rotten Tomatoes, 55 on Metacritic and 70% on TMDB.
Does Agora have a post-credit scene?
No. Agora has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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