A forgotten Heath Ledger classic jousts to glory on streaming


Years before winning an Academy Award posthumously for The Dark Knight,

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Heath Ledger starred in some much-loved films,

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and now his medieval classic A Knight’s Tale has thrown the gauntlet down on its streaming rivals.

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Released in 2001, just a few years after Ledger broke onto the movie scene with the all-time classic

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10 Things I Hate About You as heartthrob Patrick Verona,

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he starred in the Sony adaptation of Geoffrey Chancer’s 700 year old story

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The Knight’s Tale. Directed by Brian Helgeland, the medieval flick is one of the most-viewed movies on HBO Max,

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Following Ledger as peasant knight William Thatcher competing in jousting tournaments,

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while beating his foes, attaining admiration, and most importantly

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