Beowulf
Film199995 min

Beowulf

Taste attributes: actionadventurefantasyhorrormartial artsanimalsmonster/alien/supernaturalfastunsavourylightimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, very fast horror film, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like pace over patience.

Taste details

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

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

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

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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