The read
Every source lands within 8 points of the others.
Synopsis
The blood-soaked tale of a Norse warrior's battle against the great and murderous troll, Grendel. Heads will roll. Out of allegiance to the King Hrothgar, the much respected Lord of the Danes, Beowulf leads a troop of warriors across the sea to rid a village of the marauding monster.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes50%
Metacritic53/100
267 audience votes
Key crew
- Hilmar Örn HilmarssonOriginal Music Composer
- Sturla GunnarssonDirector
- Andrew Rai BerzinsScreenplay
Cast
- Gerard ButlerBeowulf
- Spencer WildingGrendels Father
- Stellan SkarsgårdHrothgar
- Ingvar E. SigurðssonGrendel
- Hringur IngvarssonYoung Grendel
- Gunnar EyjólfssonAeschere
- Tony CurranHondscioh
- Philip WhitchurchFisherman
- Ronan VibertThorkel
- Rory McCannBreca
- Martin DelaneyThorfinn
- Ólafur Darri ÓlafssonUnferth
Stills
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Themes
heromythologymythical creaturevikings (norsemen)nordic mythologyswordsmanmythological beastnorse mythologybased on myths, legends or folkloresword and sorcery6th centurybeowulf