‘The Death of Robin Hood’: A Haunting Deconstruction of the Myth

Hugh Jackman gives a career best performance as a man dealing with his criminal past.

An aging Robin Hood (Hugh Jackman), in "The Death of Robin Hood." A24

R | 2h 3m | Drama, Action, Mystery, Folklore | 2026

One of the least known and underappreciated of all micro-genres, the “revisionist history” is also one of my favorites. Although there are close to 100 of them (according to IMDb, formerly International Move Data base), there is only a handful or so that are worthwhile: “Forrest Gump,” “Braveheart,” “Inglourious Basterds,” “Argo,” “Corsicana,” and “Once Upon a Time in … Hollywood.”