Beowulf

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Beowulf

PG-13

Released Nov 16, 2007

1h 54m

Adventure

Action

Fantasy

Animation

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In the age of heroes, a mighty warrior named Beowulf (Ray Winstone) arrives at the court of King Hrothgar (Anthony Hopkins) and offers to rid the kingdom of a vicious demon called Grendel. He successfully slays the beast but thus incurs the wrath of Grendel's mother (Angelina Jolie), a creature as vicious and vengeful as she is seductive.

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Critics Consensus

Featuring groundbreaking animation, stunning visuals, and a talented cast, Beowulf has in spades what more faithful book adaptations forget to bring: pure cinematic entertainment.

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Namrata Joshi

Outlook

Expectedly, there are large-scale, edge-of-the seat clashes and some classic savage scenes. There are other interesting touches and some quirky emotions. It's a philosophical play on what it means to be a warrior.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 25, 2019

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Alonso Duralde

MSNBC

Robert Zemeckis' Beowulf is so rousingly entertaining that you'll feel guilty for not reading the epic poem all the way through when you were in ninth grade.

Rated: 4/5

May 1, 2008

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

No doubt C.B. DeMille, another director with a knack for turning Hollywood stars into robots, would have been entranced.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 1, 2008

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

...something of a noble failure, an attempt to harness Hollywood to access classic texts rather than comic book archetypes...in amongst the ruins, there’s the germ of what might have been a game-changing dive into turning great literature into great art.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 9, 2025

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Mattie Lucas

The Dispatch (Lexington, NC)

The characters up on screen seem like living, breathing people.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jun 6, 2019

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Kaleem Aftab

The List

Avary and Gaiman lay on the sexual innuendo and adultery, fleshing out the character of Beowulf into a believably unreliable narrator.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 3, 2018

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bao s

Not my favorite stylistically, but worth a watch. The animators did an exceptional job, I just wish the art direction was more imagaitive and original..

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/14/25

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thiago s

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/20/25

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Johann S

Great interpretation of the classic story. Damn good visuals, music and performances.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/25/25

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Liam D

Easily the best motion capture film Robert Zemeckis (Tales from the Crypt, Used Cars) has made. The character animation is a bit wonky but the willingness to push the PG-13 rating, respectfulness to the source material, solid acting and epic score by frequent collaborator Alan Silvestri (Amazing Stories, Cop and ½)

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/21/24

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alan g

Beautifully animated. The characters are depicted with seemingly real emotions. Some are better than real human actors. Good story telling.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/04/24

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Faiz D

Just a wonderful visual feast.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/29/24

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Robert Zemeckis

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Ray Winstone

Beowulf

Anthony Hopkins

King Hrothgar

Angelina Jolie

Grendel's Mother

Robin Wright

Queen Wealhtheow

John Malkovich

Unferth

Beowulf: Official Clip - Dragon Attack

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Beowulf: Official Clip - Beowulf Shall Be King

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Beowulf: Official Clip - I Am Beowulf

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Beowulf: Official Clip - Slaying the Dragon

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Beowulf: Official Clip - Dragon Flight

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Beowulf: Official Clip - The Demon Grendel

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Beowulf: Official Clip - The Royal Dragon Horn

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Beowulf: Official Clip - What Do You Know of Me, Demon?

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Beowulf: Official Clip - Sea Monsters

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Beowulf: Official Clip - They Say You Have A Monster Here

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Synopsis

In the age of heroes, a mighty warrior named Beowulf (Ray Winstone) arrives at the court of King Hrothgar (Anthony Hopkins) and offers to rid the kingdom of a vicious demon called Grendel. He successfully slays the beast but thus incurs the wrath of Grendel's mother (Angelina Jolie), a creature as vicious and vengeful as she is seductive.

Director: Robert Zemeckis
Producer: Robert Zemeckis, Steve Starkey, Jack Rapke
Screenwriter: Neil Gaiman, Roger Avary
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Warner Bros., Shangri-La Entertainment, ImageMovers
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Sequences of Violence|Disturbing Images|Nudity|Some Sexual Material)
Genre: Adventure, Action, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 16, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $82.2M
Runtime: 1h 54m
Sound Mix: DTS, Dolby SRD, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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