While its relentless, gory violence is more faithful to the Robert E. Howard books, Conan the Barbarian forsakes three-dimensional characters, dialogue, and acting in favor of unnecessary 3D effects.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Marcus Nispel -
Producer -
Fredrik Malmberg , Boaz Davidson , George Furla , Danny Lerner , Les Weldon , Joe Gatta , John Baldecchi , Henry Winterstern -
Screenwriter -
Thomas Dean Donnelly , Joshua Oppenheimer , Sean Hood -
Distributor -
Lionsgate Films -
Production Co -
Millennium Films , Conan Properties Intl. -
Rating -
R (Some Sexuality|Nudity|Strong Bloody Violence) -
Genre -
Adventure , Action , Fantasy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Aug 19, 2011, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jul 9, 2013 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$21.3M -
Runtime -
1h 53m -
Sound Mix -
SDDS , DTS , Dolby