Beowulf (2007)
Face your demons.
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Beowulf rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.3/10· 179K votes
Rotten Tomatoes71%
Metacritic59%
TMDb5.917/10· 3K votesWith 71% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.3/10 on IMDb and 59/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.
About Beowulf
A 6th-century Scandinavian warrior named Beowulf embarks on a mission to slay the man-like ogre, Grendel.
Cast of Beowulf
Ray Winstone
as Beowulf / Golden Man / Dragon
Angelina Jolie
as Grendel's Mother (Motion Capture) (Voice)
Anthony Hopkins
as Hrothgar (Voice)
John Malkovich
as Unferth (Voice)
Robin Wright
as Wealthow (Voice)
Brendan Gleeson
as Wiglaf (Voice)
Crispin Glover
as Grendel (Voice)
Alison Lohman
as Ursula (Voice)
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Paul Baker
as Musician #1
- J
John Bilezikjian
as Musician #2
- R
Rod D. Harbour
as Musician #3
Sonje Fortag
as Gitte
Beowulf facts
- Budget
- $70M
- Box office
- $195.7M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Animation technique brings ancient world battles to vivid digital life
- •Director Zemeckis creates stunning visuals and fantastical action sequences
- •Adult-oriented animation explores darker mythological themes and spectacle
What the audience disliked
- •Performance capture acting feels stiff and emotionally unengaging often
- •Source material adaptation loses poetic depth in visual translation process
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