Conan the Barbarian (1982) movie poster

Conan the Barbarian (1982)

"Thief. Warrior. Gladiator. King."
ThumbScore
👍 89%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 55%
AdventureFantasyAction

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Runtime
2h 10m
Rated
R
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
6.8/10 (2,734 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
67%
Metacritic
43

Cast

Arnold Schwarzenegger as Conan · 76% avg
James Earl Jones as Thulsa Doom · 76% avg
Max von Sydow as King Osric · 78% avg
Sandahl Bergman as Valeria
Ben Davidson as Rexor
Cassandra Gava as The Witch
Gerry Lopez as Subotai
Mako as The Wizard / Narrator · 75% avg

Is Conan the Barbarian good?

Yes. 89% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 55%, but audiences disagreed.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#98 / 1446 · Adventure
Rank in its year
#6 / 38 · 1982

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

Overview

A horde of rampaging warriors massacre the parents of young Conan and enslave the young child for years on The Wheel of Pain. As the sole survivor of the childhood massacre, Conan is released from slavery and taught the ancient arts of fighting. Transforming himself into a killing machine, Conan travels into the wilderness to seek vengeance on Thulsa Doom, the man responsible for killing his family. In the wilderness, Conan takes up with the thieves Valeria and Subotai. The group comes upon King Osric, who wants the trio of warriors to help rescue his daughter who has joined Doom in the hills. Wikipedia ↗

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⬆ 27,996💬 358 comments
Arnold did his own stunts in Conan the Barbarian (1982) because no one could be found that was big enough to resemble him.
Top comment: "After this Peter Kent would serve as Arnold's double. His association with Schwarzenegger lasted 14..."
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