Beowulf & Grendel
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Beowulf & Grendel

The Hero. The Monster. The Myth.

5.6 / 10 2005 1h 43mR English
ActionAdventureDramaFantasy

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Gerard Butler

Gerard Butler

Beowulf

Lead
Spencer Wilding

Spencer Wilding

Grendels Father

Stellan Skarsgård

Stellan Skarsgård

Hrothgar

Ingvar E. Sigurðsson

Ingvar E. Sigurðsson

Grendel

HI

Hringur Ingvarsson

Young Grendel

Gunnar Eyjólfsson

Gunnar Eyjólfsson

Aeschere

Tony Curran

Tony Curran

Hondscioh

Philip Whitchurch

Philip Whitchurch

Fisherman

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sturla Gunnarsson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Beowulf & Grendel is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker