Highlander

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Highlander

R

Released Mar 7, 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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Derek Malcolm

Guardian

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

Jul 30, 2024

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Victoria Mather

Daily Telegraph (UK)

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

Jul 30, 2024

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Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

Close your brain to the illogicalities of the time-chopping structure and there is much to marvel at.

Jul 24, 2024

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

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.

Rated: 3/10

Jul 20, 2024

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

It’s easy to see why many love this picture but just as easy to see why many despise it.

Rated: 2.5/4

Feb 15, 2023

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Douglas Davidson

Elements of Madness

The film is a little sad, a little comic, a little horrific, and a little sexy and, now, it’s out on home video for the first time in 4K UHD with Dolby Vision and a bevy of bonus features.

Dec 21, 2022

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Tania M

I've always been a fan of this movie. Introduced some lateral thinking while been highly entertaining and at the time, a little left field. Gotta love that!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/21/24

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Michael L

Just saw it, last time was probably ten years ago, first time for my son. It's still captures my attention and Clancy Browns performance is great. Is 38 years since it was released and it's still holds it's ground.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/08/24

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Justin F

There can be only one, this movie aged like fine wine hope they reboot with Henry carvil

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/26/24

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Sebastian L

A truly unique experience, Highlander is first and foremost sabotaged by Lambert's awkward screen presence and absurd stylistic choices. A much too ambitious and confused script in the hands of somebody without directorial judgment doesn't help. The good moments make you wish that the rest came even close, but it would take some kind of magic to remedy this mess.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/25/24

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Jordan B

A brilliant story and fantastic acting, undercut by mostly poor production and direction choices. Having said that, beautifully shot final battle scene. Definitely worth a watch but a great example of a story worth a reboot.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/24/24

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Alex H

Can’t recommend this one the camera work does your head in poor acting at points and trying to convince you main lead is Scottish when. You can tell he ain’t Scottish and Sean Connery as some Spanish guy called Ramirez with a Scottish accent is laughable

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

11/02/24

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Russell Mulcahy

Director

Christopher Lambert

Connor 'The Highlander' MacLeod

Sean Connery

Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez

Roxanne Hart

Brenda J. Wyatt

Clancy Brown

Victor Kruger

Beatie Edney

Heather MacLeod

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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, Davis-Panzer Productions, Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment
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)

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