Highlander (1986)
There can be only one.
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Highlander rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb7/10· 155K votes
Rotten Tomatoes70%
Metacritic24%
TMDb6.863/10· 3K votesWith 70% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7/10 on IMDb and 24/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.
About Highlander
He fought his first battle on the Scottish Highlands in 1536. He will fight his greatest battle on the streets of New York City in 1986. His name is Connor MacLeod. He is immortal.
Cast of Highlander
Christopher Lambert
as Connor 'The Highlander' MacLeod
Roxanne Hart
as Brenda J. Wyatt
Clancy Brown
as Victor 'The Kurgan' Kruger
Sean Connery
as Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez
Beatie Edney
as Heather MacLeod
Alan North
as Lieutenant Frank Moran
Jon Polito
as Det. Walter Bedsoe
Sheila Gish
as Rachel Ellenstein
Hugh Quarshie
as Sunda Kastagir
Peter Diamond
as Aman Fasil
Billy Hartman
as Dugal MacLeod
James Cosmo
as Angus MacLeod
Highlander facts
- Budget
- $19M
- Box office
- $12.9M
- Collection
- Highlander Collection
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Dark fantasy premise explores immortality with philosophical weight
- •Action choreography combines sword-fighting elegance with raw power
- •Moody atmosphere matches the film's themes of loss and duty
What the audience disliked
- •Critics found narrative execution lacking coherence and focus
- •Emotional weight doesn't fully develop character relationships
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