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A Balasaur Score of 77 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 90%, Metacritic 82/100. Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 91% of the 2,385 2020s action movies in this catalog. Streaming on Netflix.
Synopsis
Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy's mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who's on a mission to save his mother, kill his uncle and avenge his father.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes90%
Metacritic82/100
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
5,259 audience votes
Key crew
- Sebastian GainsboroughOriginal Music Composer
- Robin CarolanOriginal Music Composer
- Robert EggersDirector
- SjónWriter
- Robert EggersWriter
Cast
- Alexander SkarsgårdAmleth
- Nicole KidmanQueen Gudrún
- Claes BangFjölnir the Brotherless
- Ethan HawkeKing Aurvandil War-Raven
- Anya Taylor-JoyOlga of the Birch Forest
- Gustav LindhThórir the Proud
- Elliott RoseGunnar
- Willem DafoeHeimir the Fool
- Phill MartinHallgrímr Half-Troll
- Eldar SkarFinnr the Nose-Stub
- Olwen FouéréÁshildur Hofgythja
- Edgar AbramHersveinn Battle-Hard
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Themes
swordprincegorevikings (norsemen)icelandnorthern irelandsword fightrevengefatekingbrutalitybased on myths, legends or folklore
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