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The Green Knight (titled onscreen as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Anonymous) is a 2021 American epic medieval fantasy film written, edited, produced, and directed by David Lowery. The film stars Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander, Joel Edgerton, Sarita Choudhury, Sean Harris, and Ralph Ineson, and is based on the poem of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. The Green Knight was theatrically released in the United States on July 30, 2021, by A24.

Plot
King Arthur's headstrong nephew embarks on a daring quest to confront the Green Knight, a mysterious giant who appears at Camelot. Risking his head, he sets off on an epic adventure to prove himself before his family and court.

Reception
The Green Knight received acclaim, with praise for Lowery’s direction, Patel’s performance, and the cinematography. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 90% based on 102 reviews, with an average rating of 8.2/10. The site's critics consensus reads, "The Green Knight honors and deconstructs its source material in equal measure, producing an absorbing adventure that casts a fantastical spell.". According to Metacritic, which assigned a weighted average score of 85 out of 100 based on 36 critics, the film received "universal acclaim".