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Overview

User Rating:
6.6/10   51,741 votes
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Director:
Robert Zemeckis
Writers (WGA):
Neil Gaiman (screenplay) &
Roger Avary (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
16 November 2007 (USA) more
Tagline:
Pride is the curse. more
Plot:
The warrior Beowulf must fight and defeat the monster Grendel who is terrorizing towns, and later, Grendel's mother, who begins killing out of revenge. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
12 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(136 articles)
134 New Names Invited to Join the Academy
 (From Rope Of Silicon. 1 July 2009, 1:08 AM, PDT)

Gaiman defines ideal 'Sandman' director
 (From digitalspy. 29 June 2009, 6:38 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
Easily one of the most male centered movies I've ever seen more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Beowulf: An IMAX 3D Experience (USA) (IMAX version)
Beowulf: The IMAX Experience (USA) (IMAX version)
La légende de Beowulf (Belgium: French title) (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Беовульф (Russia) [ru]
A Lenda de Beowulf (Brazil) [pt]
Beowulf (Greece) [el]
Beowulf (Czech Republic) [cs]
Beowulf (Slovakia) [sk]
Beowulf (Norway) [no]
Beowulf - Ölümsüz savasçi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Beowulf, la leyenda (Argentina) [es]
Die Legende von Beowulf (Germany) [de]
La leggenda di Beowulf (Italy) [it]
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence including disturbing images, some sexual material and nudity.
Runtime:
114 min
Country:
USA
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital | Sonics-DDP (IMAX version)
Certification:
UK:12A | South Korea:15 | Ireland:12A | Singapore:NC-16 | Malaysia:U | Australia:M | Germany:12 | Finland:K-13 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | New Zealand:M (re-rating) | New Zealand:R16 (original rating) | Taiwan:R-12 | Brazil:14 | Sweden:15 | France:Unrated (with warning) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43938) | Finland:K-15 (director's cut) | Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) | Norway:15 (TV rating) | Iceland:12
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Trivia:
Screenwriters Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary began writing the script in May 1997. more
Goofs:
Errors in geography: There are no mountains in Denmark. The highest point in Denmark is 147 meters. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
King Hrothgar: I want mead! Give me some mead, my queen!
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2007-11-17)" (2007) more
Soundtrack:
A Hero Comes Home more

FAQ

A NOTE ABOUT SPOILERS
What is Grendel saying?
Why is the entire movie CG, not live-action or live action+CG?
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10 out of 17 people found the following comment useful:-
Easily one of the most male centered movies I've ever seen, 1 March 2008
9/10
Author: socrates99 from Champaign, IL

And I loved it. The creators of this little gem have far more potent imaginations than I and I envy them that. What a rousing movie! I picked it up in DVD to fill up an evening while my wife was away and what a pleasure it was to get engrossed in this brilliantly told tale of courage and adventure. It took me about 30 seconds to get used to the animation. It will take you longer to get used to the idea that this movie actually does a better job evoking a bygone time than the literature on which it's based. That's amazing to me. Another surprise was that Ms Jolie's much ballyhooed nude scenes were more disappointing than I had expected. I found myself more entranced with Robin Wright Penn's Wealthow who is undeservedly undervalued as an indispensable part of this film's magical weave. Ray Winstone rings more true in the lead than anyone had any right to hope for, in my opinion. And then there's Anthony Hopkins and John Malkovich, both adding bits of irrepressible humanity to the mix. This is in sum a thoroughly enjoyable film and I don't hesitate to recommend it, but especially to guys who will have a richer appreciation of it all than I would expect the usual woman will.

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