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Conan the Barbarian

Conan the Barbarian (1982)

Thief. Warrior. Gladiator. King.

Release:1982
Runtime:2h 10m
Country:United States
Director:John Milius
Language:English

Genre

ActionAdventureFantasy
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Keywords

Based On Novel Or BookGladiatorFightmagicRepaymentMythologyDespotBlack Magic
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Conan the Barbarian rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.9/10· 173K votes
Rotten Tomatoes68%
Metacritic43%
TMDb6.808/10· 3K votes

With 68% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.9/10 on IMDb and 43/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.

About Conan the Barbarian

A horde of rampaging warriors massacre the parents of young Conan and enslave the young child for years on The Wheel of Pain. As the sole survivor of the childhood massacre, Conan is released from slavery and taught the ancient arts of fighting. Transforming himself into a killing machine, Conan travels into the wilderness to seek vengeance on Thulsa Doom, the man responsible for killing his family. In the wilderness, Conan takes up with the thieves Valeria and Subotai. The group comes upon King Osric, who wants the trio of warriors to help rescue his daughter who has joined Doom in the hills.

Cast of Conan the Barbarian

  • Arnold Schwarzenegger

    Arnold Schwarzenegger

    as Conan

  • James Earl Jones

    James Earl Jones

    as Thulsa Doom

  • Max von Sydow

    Max von Sydow

    as King Osric

  • Sandahl Bergman

    Sandahl Bergman

    as Valeria

  • B

    Ben Davidson

    as Rexor

  • Cassandra Gava

    Cassandra Gava

    as The Witch

  • Gerry Lopez

    Gerry Lopez

    as Subotai

  • Mako

    Mako

    as The Wizard / Narrator

  • Valérie Quennessen

    Valérie Quennessen

    as The Princess

  • William Smith

    William Smith

    as Conan's Father

  • Luis Barboo

    Luis Barboo

    as Red Hair

  • Franco Columbu

    Franco Columbu

    as Pictish Scout

Conan the Barbarian facts

Budget
$20M
Box office
$68.9M
Collection
Conan the Barbarian Collection

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Epic fantasy adventure delivers spectacle and muscular action sequences
  • •Mythic tone and ambitious worldbuilding create immersive adventure
  • •Practical effects and stunts ground the action authentically

What the audience disliked

  • •Dated pacing feels sluggish by contemporary action standards
  • •Sparse dialogue and minimal character development limit emotional engagement
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