Highlander

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Highlander

R

1986

1h 51m

Fantasy

Adventure

Action

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When the mystical Russell Nash (Christopher Lambert) kills a man in a sword fight in a New York City parking lot, he leaves a sliver of an ancient weapon lodged in a car in the process. After brilliant forensics specialist Brenda Wyatt (Roxanne Hart) recovers evidence of the mysterious weapon, she and her partner, Lt. Frank Moran (Alan North), embark on an investigation Of Nash that will land them in the middle of a dangerous, centuries-old feud between powerful immortals.

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Critics Consensus

People hate Highlander because it's cheesy, bombastic, and absurd. And people love it for the same reasons.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

3d

4/5

Those who can indulge it will find it uniquely quirky, funny and eccentrically ambitious.

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Derek Malcolm

Guardian

07/30/2024

Even Gerry Fisher's camerawork can't convince me that this is other than the most inutterable tosh.

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Victoria Mather

Daily Telegraph (UK)

07/30/2024

Made with such superstyle Highlander does have entertainment value but this can only be a one-off.

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Niall Browne

Movies in Focus

4d

4.5/5

Russell Mulcahy’s Highlander is without a doubt one of the finest cult films of the 1980s. This 1986 film is a wonderful action-fantasy romp that pretty much works on every level.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

07/20/2024

3/10

As the climax approaches, this sci-fi/fantasy blend tends to bore, struggling to turn sword-fighting and an inevitable showdown for an undefined “prize” into excitement.

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Bethany

2d

Absolute must see cult classic. Fantastic soundtrack, great actors and a fantastical, imaginative idea to be immersed in

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Jelisije J

@jjosifovic Apr 22

When the movie focus on the flashbacks instead of the modern story the film is so much more interesting. Granted though the originality of this film is vey unique that it kept me interested throughout the films run time.

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DanTheMan 2

@DanTheMan2150AD Apr 15

It's a kind of magic.

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wolf B

@RT29252655 Mar 27

The acting is often sketchy, the overall feel is corny/cheesy. I love this film, it's fantasy, romance, violence and comedy. Killer soundtrack by Queen.

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Thomas D

@Thom1967 Dec 20

Definitely worth watching ! Fun, pretty well done, music from Queen, very good acting, A CLASSIC !!

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Movie W

@MovieWatcher484 Dec 16

A cult masterpiece of cinema. You will never find another movie where Sean Connery plays a Spaniard (Ramírez), but makes ZERO effort to affect a Spanish accent. He doesn't even try. The original score by Queen remains one of the greatest movie scores of all time. Clancy Brown (Kurgen) and Christopher Lambert (Connor MacLeod) are fantastic. One of the greatest movies of its era.

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Synopsis

When the mystical Russell Nash (Christopher Lambert) kills a man in a sword fight in a New York City parking lot, he leaves a sliver of an ancient weapon lodged in a car in the process. After brilliant forensics specialist Brenda Wyatt (Roxanne Hart) recovers evidence of the mysterious weapon, she and her partner, Lt. Frank Moran (Alan North), embark on an investigation Of Nash that will land them in the middle of a dangerous, centuries-old feud between powerful immortals.

Director: Russell Mulcahy
Producer: William N. Panzer, Peter S. Davis
Screenwriter: Gregory Widen, Peter Bellwood, Larry Ferguson
Distributor: Home Box Office (HBO) [us], Image Entertainment Inc., 20th Century Fox, Anchor Bay Entertainment
Production Co: 20th Century Fox, Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment, Davis-Panzer Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 7, 1986, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 6, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.7M
Runtime: 1h 51m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby
Aspect Ratio: 35mm, Flat (1.85:1)