The Northman (2022)

It's divisive. Only 66% of audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics gave it 86%.

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. Wikipedia ↗

The Northman is a 2022 American epic historical action drama directed by Robert Eggers. Twenty years later, Amleth, now a massive, scarred berserker warrior, infiltrates Fjolnir's settlement as a slave to execute his long-promised revenge. Robert Eggers, following The Witch and The Lighthouse, created the most historically authentic Viking film ever made, consulting extensively with archaeologists and historians to depict 10th-century Norse culture — from berserker rituals to Valkyrie visions to funeral rites — with meticulous, often brutal accuracy.

Alexander Skarsgard's physical transformation and ferocious commitment to the role's extreme violence were impressive. The Northman earned $69 million worldwide on a $90 million budget.