The Hero. The Monster. The Myth.
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.
Beowulf & Grendel (2005) is a action, adventure, drama and fantasy film directed by Sturla Gunnarsson, released on September 14, 2005 with a runtime of 1h 43m. It stars Gerard Butler, Spencer Wilding, Stellan Skarsgård and Ingvar E. Sigurðsson. Viewers rate it 5.6 out of 10 across 265 ratings.
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Gerard Butler
as Beowulf
Spencer Wilding
as Grendels Father
Stellan Skarsgård
as Hrothgar
Ingvar E. Sigurðsson
as Grendel
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
Martin Delaney
as Thorfinn
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
as Unferth
Directed by Sturla Gunnarsson, written by Andrew Rai Berzins, produced by Sturla Gunnarsson, Jason Piette and Anna María Karlsdóttir.
Average viewer score of 5.6/10 from 265 ratings.
Not a bad little piece, but sort of out of its time. If it wasn't for the cast (and what a cast) I would have assumed this movie was made at least a decade earlier than it actually was. The dialogue's mix of contemporary and faux medieval was also particularly odd, and the effects were... I don't want to say bad... But, again, seems like the sort of quality that might have come about in the early 90s more than mid…
Reviewed on March 16, 2019
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Beowulf & Grendel (2005) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, Brew and Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Brew and MovieMe. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Beowulf & Grendel (2005) includes Gerard Butler, Spencer Wilding, Stellan Skarsgård, Ingvar E. Sigurðsson and Hringur Ingvarsson. The film was directed by Sturla Gunnarsson. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Beowulf & Grendel was released on September 14, 2005 and runs for 1h 43m.
Beowulf & Grendel (2005) holds an average rating of 5.6 out of 10 from 265 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy action, adventure and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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