Beowulf

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  • Opened November 16, 2007 
  • 1 hr 53 min
  • PG-13 | intense sequences of violence including disturbing images, some sexual material and nudity
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 15+. More on child suitability

  • The ninth century Old English epic poem chronicles the exploits of Beowulf (Ray Winstone), a Scandinavian hero who saves the Danes from the indomitable monster Grendel and later, Grendel’s mother, who begins killing out of revenge. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, John Malkovich, Robin Wright Penn, Brendan Gleeson
  • Director: Robert Zemeckis
  • Genres: Action/Adventure, Animated, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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Rolling Stone
| Peter Travers

Zemeckis springs so many pow 3-D surprises you'll think Beowulf is your own private fun house. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Owen Gleiberman

Beowulf is a solemnly gorgeous, at times borderline stolid piece of Tolkien-with-a-joystick mythology. Read full review

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Boston Globe
| Ty Burr

Not all of it works - and not all of it works the way the target audience of jacked-up young males might want it to - but the movie is hugely provocative fun, and I'm pretty sure that's on purpose. Read full review

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USA Today
| Claudia Puig

Beowulf couldn't be less faithful to the original epic poem, and that's actually a good thing for moviegoers. It's a lot more fun than the mythic adventure most of us read in school. Read full review

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Ray Winstone and Anthony Hopkins in "Beowulf."