John Gregory, who is a seventh son of a seventh son and also the local spook, has protected the country from witches, boggarts, ghouls and all manner of things that go bump in the night. However John is not young anymore, and has been seeking an apprentice to carry on his trade. Most have failed to survive. The last hope is a young farmer's son named Thomas Ward. Will he survive the training to become the spook that so many others couldn't?
Directed by Sergei Bodrov
based on novel or book
magic
chosen one
witch hunt
dark fantasy
evil witch
sword and sorcery
based on young adult novel
Rank
#261 in 2014·#8827 overall
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
2.1 / 5
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Cast
Jeff Bridges
Master John Gregory
Julianne Moore
Mother Malkin
Ben Barnes
Tom Ward
Alicia Vikander
Alice Deane
John DeSantis
Tusk - Zanna
Kit Harington
William "Billy" Bradley
Djimon Hounsou
Radu
Olivia Williams
Mam Ward
Antje Traue
Bony Lizzie
Jason Scott Lee
Urag
David Cubitt
Rogue Knight
Eric Keenleyside
Old Guard
Crew
Sergei Bodrov
Director
Matt Greenberg
Screenplay
Charles Leavitt
Screenplay
Steven Knight
Screenplay
Marco Beltrami
Original Music Composer
Michael Kahn
Editor
Newton Thomas Sigel
Director of Photography
Basil Iwanyk
Producer
Jon Jashni
Executive Producer
Thomas Tull
Producer
Lionel Wigram
Producer
Tom Ozanich
Sound Designer
Popular Reviews
153 reviews
yuna
2.0★ · 03/07/26
at first i was like "yay kit harington and ben barnes ( ˶ˆᗜˆ˵ )" but my joy quickly faded
at first i was like "yay kit harington and ben barnes ( ˶ˆᗜˆ˵ )" but my joy quickly faded
anaëlle
3.0★ · 02/14/26
watched it for ben barnes he was so beautiful
watched it for ben barnes he was so beautiful
Aaron Townsend
3.0★ · 02/10/26
Mother Moore tried…
Mother Moore tried…
Jemima
5.0★ · 12/07/25
Why put kit harington in a film if you’re going to kill off his beautiful face after 10 mins
Why put kit harington in a film if you’re going to kill off his beautiful face after 10 mins
