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Danish warrior Beowulf comes to the kingdom of King Hrothgar to help him fight the monster Graendal. However, it turns out that he faces more than one monster in this reworking of the epic Anglo-Saxon poem. Read more

Starring	Gerard Butler, Ingvar Eggert Sigurosson, Stellan Skarsgard, Ronan Vibert
Director	Sturla Gunnarsson
Genres	Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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- - 70
  - 6
  Excellent
  
  A great film that sticks quite closely the the original Anglo-Saxon saga.
  
  The film is very atmospheric with great action sequences, brilliant ... read more »
  
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- 456597
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - Coventry UK
  - 08 Jul 2007 at 04:14
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- - 2
  - 1
  A waste of time
  
  I so displeased because it has failed to fulfill one's hopes or expectations.
  
  Don't bother waste your time and watch this film.
  
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- 1048251
- - Zenkwando
  - 2 reviews
  - London
  - 06 Oct 2011 at 00:11
- - 1
  - 1
  Embarrassing low-budget cringe-fest
  
  Sorely disappointed as I was so pleased to see they had used scandinavean actors for some of the roles - but with a script like that it's a wonder their ... read more »
  
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- 1040173
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Tehanu
  - 13 reviews
  - Earthsea
  - 13 Sep 2011 at 10:38
- - 0
  - 0
  More than it seems
  
  I expected this to be much like the animated version, blood, guts and viking glory which it more or less does have but the story really is much better and ... read more »
  
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- 1012129
- - Daz47
  - 9 reviews
  - Edinburgh
  - 02 Jul 2011 at 13:44
- - 1
  - 0
  Bored beyond belief!
  
  Bored beyond belief! Possibly spoiled by the more recent visually spectacular animated version of the movie. So slow! I kept waiting for something to happen, ... read more »
  
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- 1008153
- - a customer
  - 21 Jun 2011 at 23:52
- - 1
  - 0
  Loved your long hair Gerry !
  
  Well! .....this move was just ok .|The big ugly troll thats was running a muck killing everyone and bedding a witch in between. No it was'nt Gerard Butler ... read more »
  
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- 990656
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Jew
  - 39 reviews
  - Thatcham Berkshire
  - 08 May 2011 at 22:29
- - 1
  - 0
  i liked this one
  
  this film was actually very surprising it was weird but the story was good i think that i enjoyed this one more than the animated one prob cause the story line ... read more »
  
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- 911721
- - nikkki
  - 14 reviews
  - southampton
  - 05 Aug 2010 at 15:53
- - 2
  - 0
  Good fantasy epic
  
  Its got vikings, swords, and monsters. What more can you ask for! It is also surprisingly close to the original Anglo Saxon material, which is an acheivement in... read more »
  
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- 905297
- - Sargonix
  - 38 reviews
  - Letchworth Garden City
  - 13 Jul 2010 at 22:35
- - 1
  - 0
  Beowulf and Grendel
  
  A far more realistic and earthy realisation of an extraordinary legend,and if as so many legends,this one has a foundation in truth,the truth of it is here.
  
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- - alexintraction
  - 1 review
  - Denbighshire,N.Wales
  - 25 Feb 2010 at 09:20
- - 0
  - 0
  Broken Stones...?
  
  Another piece shatters, another little piece gets lost, and what else really matters at such a cost? Is, rather weirdly yet poignantly, the lyric that runs ... read more »
  
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- 819179
- - Fenster
  - 26 reviews
  - Caterham
  - 09 Oct 2009 at 02:20
- - 1
  - 0
  Suprise
  
  Watched this without knowing the story and before watching the animated version. Now I have I think I prefer this version
  
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- - Grumpy568
  - 4 reviews
  - High Wycombe
  - 10 Sep 2009 at 00:27
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- - 70
  - 6
  Excellent
  
  A great film that sticks quite closely the the original Anglo-Saxon saga.
  
  The film is very atmospheric with great action sequences, brilliant ... read more »
  
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- 456597
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - Coventry UK
  - 08 Jul 2007 at 04:14
- - 42
  - 0
  IF YOU READ ONLY ONE REVIEW OF 'B&G'... PLEASE READ ME!
  
  Looks as though some people got the wrong end of this stick with this one... NO, it's not the 2007 CGI-fuelled Beowulf (which I haven't seen but which ... read more »
  
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- 504662
- - a customer
  - Church Fenton, N.Yorks
  - 17 Dec 2007 at 11:59
- - 28
  - 7
  beowolf the terrible
  
  awful movie, think the 13th warrior on a budget of two pence & you have it in a nutshell, some really bad rubber suited costumes for the trolls & some ... read more »
  
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- 458239
- - brian green
  - scotland
  - 13 Jul 2007 at 18:23
- - 18
  - 3
  beowulf&grendel
  
  its quite a good movie some good action good storeylines.
  
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- 494442
- - carver
  - 12 reviews
  - Norwich
  - 14 Nov 2007 at 10:16
- - 15
  - 4
  Oh dear God
  
  ok, do NOT waste your time with this, one of the worst films i have ever seen!!
  
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- 489152
- - a customer
  - Glasgow
  - 29 Oct 2007 at 14:34
- - 11
  - 2
  really not a good film
  
  A poor show & I can't think of any redeeming features (even the cinematography was awful)
  
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- 507279
- - a customer
  - Penicuik
  - 29 Dec 2007 at 16:14
- - 9
  - 2
  A BLANK DVD WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE USEFUL
  
  Okay Tesco has offically tricked me....I saw Beowulf advertised on the TV and foolishly I assumed (since it was on the front page) that Tesco had aquired it ... read more »
  
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- 502625
- - a customer
  - Birmingham England
  - 10 Dec 2007 at 01:08
- - 8
  - 1
  Dreadful - not accurate certainly not good!
  
  We chose this on the back of Gerald Butler being Beowulf as Timeline and Reign of Fire were both excellent. This is really dreadful. The plot is not at all ... read more »
  
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- - ANNE MORTIMER
  - York
  - 19 Nov 2007 at 11:37
- - 8
  - 2
  Beowolf And Grendel
  
  A modern adaption of an old film, still found it very boring, did not grip my mind at all, I am all for old folk tale films but come on put some life into the ... read more »
  
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- 499205
- - energy
  - 2 reviews
  - Whyteleafe
  - 28 Nov 2007 at 10:25
- - 8
  - 3
  worst film ever made (possibly)
  
  We chose this film as Gerard Butler was in in and loved 300 his acting in that was amazing. But in this film i think it was impossible to look good or act well ... read more »
  
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- 498847
- - a customer
  - Arlesey
  - 27 Nov 2007 at 10:54

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  Danish warrior Beowulf comes to the kingdom of King Hrothgar to help him fight the monster Graendal. However, it turns out that he faces more than one monster in this reworking of the epic Anglo-Saxon poem....