Robert Langdon (film series) Robert Langdon (film series) The Robert Langdon films are a series of American mystery thriller movies directed by Ron Howard. The films focus on Robert Langdon, a fictional character appearing in the Robert Langdon (book series) by author Dan Brown. The film series has a different chronological order than the novels, and consists of "The Da Vinci Code" (2006), "Angels & Demons" (2009) and "Inferno" (2016). The series has grossed almost $1.5 billion worldwide. Dan Brown’s novels about Professor Robert Langdon: "Angels & Demons" (2000), "The Da Vinci Code" (2003), and "Inferno" (2013), quickly became international bestsellers, and were soon
The Da Vinci Code (film) adaptation of "The Da Vinci Code"." The film was poorly received at the Cannes Film Festival, where it debuted. Michael Medved gave the film a negative review, citing it as "an attack on religion". Anthony Lane of "The New Yorker" addressed the concerns of Catholics in his film review, stating that the film "is self-evident, spirit-lowering tripe that could not conceivably cause a single member of the flock to turn aside from the faith." In his "Movie Guide", Leonard Maltin called the film "a letdown in every respect." Director Howard noted that the overwhelmingly negative reviews were "frustrating" to him.