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Beowulf & Grendel

2005 · 103 min

A grim, muddy, and thoughtful take on a legendary hero and monster, more somber than sensational.

Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama
Tagline
The Hero. The Monster. The Myth.
Overview
The blood-soaked tale of a Norse warrior's battle against the great and murderous troll, Grendel. Heads will roll. Out of allegiance to the King Hrothgar, the much respected Lord of the Danes, Beowulf leads a troop of warriors across the sea to rid a village of the marauding monster.

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • morality
  • isolation
  • guilt
  • survival
Places
  • wilderness
  • small town
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror4
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
action, adventure, drama, fantasy
Directed by
Sturla Gunnarsson
Written by
Andrew Rai Berzins
Starring
Gerard Butler, Spencer Wilding, Stellan Skarsgård, Ingvar E. Sigurðsson, Hringur Ingvarsson, Gunnar Eyjólfsson, Tony Curran, Philip Whitchurch
Music
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
Cinematography
Jan Kiesser
Runtime
103 min
Country
Australia, Canada, Iceland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
Icelandic, Latin, English

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