Beowulf

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Beowulf

R

1999

1h 29m

Action

Adventure

Fantasy

Mystery & Thriller

Sci-Fi

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When warrior Beowulf (Christopher Lambert) learns that the inhabitants of the Outpost are being killed by a monstrous creature named Grendel, he offers to help the king, Hrothgar (Oliver Cotton), fight off the beast. The beleaguered fighters are grateful for his help, but a warrior named Roland (Gotz Otto) grows jealous of Beowulf when he sees him with the king's daughter (Rhona Mitra). As Beowulf learns more about Grendel, he realizes how much danger they all are in.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Jun 24, 2021

2/5

...a shambles for the ages...

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Sep 10, 2020

2/10

A handful of plot points recognizably follow the source material, almost making a game of picking out the morsels of faithfulness.

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

Jun 3, 2019

2/10

Its ambition is considerably larger than its budget, resulting in a film that looks absolutely dreadful - and to be honest, its ambition is not particularly lofty.

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Steve Biodrowski

ESplatter

Jul 7, 2008

[Beowful is] a bizarre hybrid, as strange (if not quite as ghastly) as the half-human, half-demon Grendel that haunts the first act.

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Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

Oct 10, 2005

2/5

Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Aug 14, 2005

2/5

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rogerio S

@Roger31416 2 days ago

Yes. I Enjoyed it 😉

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DanTheMan 2

@DanTheMan2150AD May 17, 2026

Owing more to the post-apocalyptic, techno-feudal future of Mad Max than its own source material, Beowulf is a glorious leather-clad fever dream that rides high on its gothic cyberpunk aesthetics and fantasy idiosyncrasies. It's a bizarre hybrid for sure, but as a child of the English schooling system, where the original text was something we studied in depth, I loved every second of this wonderfully cheesy reinvention of the ancient tale. Ridiculous, overstyled and frequently nonsensical, Beowulf is so wildly off-target that it inspires equal parts laughter, fascination and even admiration; every creative decision is so committed, so aggressively 90s that the film becomes entertaining even when it stumbles.

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Elvis D

@Elvis-Del-Valle Mar 3, 2026

Desde luego Beowulf es una buena película, es solo que se arriesgó a darle la historia del poema un enfoque distinto. Eso hizo que la película no fuera lo que se esperaba al tratarse de la primera adaptación en acción viva del poema. Por ese lado se puede decir que fue algo decepcionante en su momento, pero al menos ofreció nuevas ideas que ayudarían bastante a mejorar la historia de Beowulf en la versión de Zemeckis. Mi calificación final para esta película es un 8/10.

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Gerard M

@GermWald Jan 10, 2026

It looks like it was made by Monty Python only really, really badly.

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Sebastian L

@RT53077800 Sep 5, 2025

Just about everything is wrong with Beowulf. The dialouge is bad, the acting is of the varying kind, and the strange tempo and editing make it seem like this is spliced together from a half decent '90s tv-show. Lambert's usual weirdness and the absurd score turn it all into a very surreal experience. What keeps me from turning it off is the production design and Mitra's captivating appearence.

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Apr 11, 2022

The greatest Norse remake ever, LOL (so funny)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Synopsis

When warrior Beowulf (Christopher Lambert) learns that the inhabitants of the Outpost are being killed by a monstrous creature named Grendel, he offers to help the king, Hrothgar (Oliver Cotton), fight off the beast. The beleaguered fighters are grateful for his help, but a warrior named Roland (Gotz Otto) grows jealous of Beowulf when he sees him with the king's daughter (Rhona Mitra). As Beowulf learns more about Grendel, he realizes how much danger they all are in.

Director: Graham Baker
Producer: Lawrence Kasanoff
Production Co: American Internat'l Pics
Rating: R
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 31, 1999, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 17, 2016
Runtime: 1h 29m
Sound Mix: Surround

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