Beowulf & Grendel
The Hero. The Monster. The Myth.
The Hero. The Monster. The Myth.
Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
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2005
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The blood-soaked tale of a Norse warrior's battle against the great and murderous troll, Grendel. Heads will roll. Out of allegiance to the King Hrothgar, the much respected Lord of the Danes, Beowulf leads a troop of warriors across the sea to rid a village of the marauding monster.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
103 min
Release date:
14 Sep 2005
Country:
AU, CA, IS, GB, US
Languages:
English, Icelandic, Latin
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$92,076
Awards:
1 win & 6 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Trying to give us the true story behind the epic, the movie only reminds us of why humans write epics in the first place.
– Ty Burr,
Boston Globe,
12 Aug 2006
rotten:
[You can] feel the filmmakers yearning to have Beowulf and Grendel go all Rambo on each other. Instead, they keep pulling back for more Old English angst, as if they're torn between commerce and winning the approval of their high school English teacher.
– Chuck Wilson,
L.A. Weekly,
27 Jul 2006
fresh:
A semi-mythic period piece, Beowulf & Grendel offers sublime scenery that's breathtaking and bone-chilling.
– Bill Stamets,
Chicago Sun-Times,
14 Jul 2006
rotten:
This gristle-intensive R-rated version of Beowulf travels a predictable revisionist route.
– Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jul 2006
fresh:
A muscular, ardently naturalistic retelling of the ninth-century Anglo-Saxon saga.
– Lisa Schwarzbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jul 2006