Beowulf (2007) movie poster

Beowulf (2007)

"Face your demons."
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👍 65%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 65%
AdventureActionAnimation

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Director
Robert Zemeckis
Runtime
1h 55m
Rated
PG-13
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
5.9/10 (3,009 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
71%
Metacritic
59

Cast

Ray Winstone as Beowulf / Golden Man / Dragon · 70% avg
Angelina Jolie as Grendel's Mother · 70% avg
Anthony Hopkins as Hrothgar · 72% avg
John Malkovich as Unferth · 69% avg
Robin Wright as Wealthow · 70% avg
Brendan Gleeson as Wiglaf · 73% avg
Crispin Glover as Grendel · 72% avg
Alison Lohman as Ursula · 69% avg

Is Beowulf good?

It's divisive. Only 65% of audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 65%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#1156 / 1446 · Adventure
Rank in its year
#173 / 198 · 2007
Rank among its director's films
#16 / 20 · Robert Zemeckis
On ThumbScore's lists
Best Free Animated Movies on Kanopy (#21)

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

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

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What Reddit Thinks

r/movies
⬆ 15,245💬 2,180 comments
The 13th Warrior (1999) - A loose re-telling of Beowulf style mythos, was largely remembered as a financial and critical failure. Despite a lack-luster trailer, this movie deserves a second look and is worth watching.
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Top comment: "My favourite part of this movie is relatively early on, but I'll spoiler tag it anyway: (spoiler)"
r/movies
⬆ 719💬 80 comments
Bringing an “Unforgettable Movie Monster” to Life in ‘Grendel’ with Jeff Bridges as the titular monster, Bryan Cranston as King Hrothgar, Dave Bautista as the warrior Beowulf and T Bone Burnett as the blind, harp-playing Shaper
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Top comment: "Ok but does it have golden CGI tittie devils with molten metal stilettos"
r/movies
⬆ 278💬 59 comments
I have mixed feelings overall about the 2007 animated "Beowulf", but I've always been impressed at Crispin Glover's Grendel, one of the most pitiable and miserable cinematic monsters in recent years.
Grendel in the original literary epic is a bit of a sad figure; he's basically a monstrous Grinch who hates being excluded and can't stand the... Read on Reddit →
Top comment: "Fun fact: that's just Crispin Glover"
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