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  • Beowulf & Grendel
  • Opened September 14, 2005
  • gory violence, coarse language and sexually suggestive scenes
  • A Danish king (Stellan Skarsgard) recruits a foreign warrior (Gerard Butler) to battle the vengeful son (Ingvar E. Sigurdsson) of a slaughtered troll.
  • Cast: Gerard Butler, Stellan Skarsgård, Sarah Polley, Ingvar E. Sigurdsson
  • Director: Sturla Gunnarsson
  • Genres: Period Film, Mythological Fantasy, Adventure

Beowulf & Grendel Critic Reviews

So-so Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

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  • 75
    New York Daily News | Elizabeth Weitzman

    Credit Icelandic director Sturla Gunnarsson for having an ambitious vision: He...

  • 75
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    A muscular, ardently naturalistic retelling of the ninth-century Anglo-Saxon...

  • 70
    The Hollywood Reporter | Frank Scheck

    Gunnarsson's film ultimately lacks the grandeur and wit necessary to make the...

  • 70
    Village Voice |

    It's good, bloody fun that stirs the intellect whenever it feels like it, and...

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