Beowulf

Beowulf

2007 · 115 min · EN · PG-13 · 5.9 (3,187 votes)
Dir. Robert Zemeckis · Starring Ray Winstone, Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins, John Malkovich, Robin Wright, Brendan Gleeson · Music Alan Silvestri

“Face your demons.”

AdventureActionAnimation

A 6th-century Scandinavian warrior named Beowulf embarks on a mission to slay the man-like ogre, Grendel.

VIBE

This is a visually striking, intense journey into a mythic past. It feels grand and weighty, exploring the dark heart of heroism and the burdens of legend with a palpable sense of tragic destiny. The motion-capture style lends an eerie, almost dreamlike quality to its brutal, fantastical world.

epicintensedarktragicgrandiosemythicalpropulsivemotion-capture animationdark fantasymythic spectaclestylized violenceheroism's burdenhubrisdestinymyth vs. realitymoral compromise
denmarkliepride and vanityfolk herovikings (norsemen)nordic mythologyfestival hallsinalienationroyaltycursebattleancient worldbased on song, poem or rhymeadult animationmotion capture6th century3d animation
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