Beowulf & Grendel
2005 · Movie · R · 103 min · ★ 5.6 · 51% critics
A Norse warrior leads a troop across the sea to help a king’s people fend off a marauding troll. As the attacks escalate, loyalties and motives become harder to trust, turning a monster hunt into a harsher test of duty, fear, and mercy.
Based on Beowulf
Also known as Beowulf and Grendel
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Details
- Years
- 2005
- Release date
- 2005-09-14
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 51/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.6/10 (252 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this gritty, blood-soaked Viking saga if you want a moody epic with fear-driven atmosphere and big battles; Not for you if you need strict faithfulness to the original poem or you prefer slick, modern effects like The Northman or Conan the Barbarian.
Pros: moody Iceland landscapes; strong cast; tense village terror | Cons: odd, mixed-toned dialogue; effects/quality feel dated; pacing drags
Themes
- hero
- mythology
- mythical creature
- vikings (norsemen)
- nordic mythology
- swordsman
- mythological beast
- norse mythology
- based on myths, legends or folklore
- sword and sorcery
- 6th century
- beowulf
Cast & crew
Gerard Butler
as Beowulf
Spencer Wilding
as Grendels Father
Stellan Skarsgård
as Hrothgar
Ingvar E. Sigurðsson
as Grendel
- HI
Hringur Ingvarsson
as Young Grendel
Gunnar Eyjólfsson
as Aeschere
Tony Curran
as Hondscioh
Philip Whitchurch
as Fisherman
Ronan Vibert
as Thorkel
Rory McCann
as Breca
Directed by Sturla Gunnarsson