
Beowulf
Taste attributes: actionadventurefantasyhorrormartial artsanimalsmonster/alien/supernaturalfastunsavourylightimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy
Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, very fast horror film, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like pace over patience.
Taste details
Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
Quality rating
4.3 /10
TMDB · 160 votes
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What lines up
- Originality: Balanced, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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Synopsis
Beowulf is a wanderer who learns about a man-eating creature called Grendel, which comes in the night to devour warriors trapped at the Outpost. The Outpost is ruled by Hrothgar. He has a daughter, whose husband may have been murdered by the Outpost's master of arms.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Directed by
- Graham Baker
Cast
- Christopher Lambert
- Rhona Mitra
- Oliver Cotton
- Götz Otto
- Vincent Hammond
Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 1999
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- CTV International
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











