Beowulf

Beowulf

2007

Directed by Robert Zemeckis, Beowulf tells of the great 6th-century Scandinavian warrior called upon to defeat a manlike ogre named Grendel (Crispin Glover), a descendant of the biblical murderer Cain. Based on the longest surviving Anglo-Saxon poem, this film adaptation's notable cast includes Anthony Hopkins as King Hrothgar, Angelina Jolie as Grendel's tormented mother, John Malkovich as Unferth and Ray Winstone as Beowulf.

Pride is the curse.

JBscale
62
Good

Film Detail

Genre
Animation - Action
Length
1 hr. 54 mins.
US Theatrical Release
November 16, 2007
US Box Office
$82,161,969 (#1047 of 7074)
Global Office
$196,393,745 (#867 of 3929)
Rating
NR
Not Rated

Collection Detail

Release Method
Blu-ray 2-Disc Director's Cut
Aquired Format
Blu-Ray + DVD
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.35:1
Audio
English: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
English: DD 5.1
French (Dubbed): DD 5.1
Spanish (Dubbed): DD 5.1
Studio
Paramount
Released
February 26, 2008
Acquired Date
April 6, 2008
Times Seen
2 Times
Last Watched
May 22, 2008

Actors

Ray Winstone
Ray Winstone
Anthony Hopkins
Anthony Hopkins
John Malkovich
John Malkovich
Robin Wright
Robin Wright
Brendan Gleeson
Brendan Gleeson
Crispin Glover
Crispin Glover
Alison Lohman
Alison Lohman
Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie
Sonje Fortag
Sonje Fortag
Sharisse Baker-Bernard
Sharisse Baker-Bernard
Charlotte Salt
Charlotte Salt
Julene Renee
Julene Renee
Greg Ellis
Greg Ellis
Rik Young
Rik Young
Sebastian Roché
Sebastian Roché
Leslie Zemeckis
Leslie Zemeckis
Woody Schultz
Woody Schultz
Tyler Steelman
Tyler Steelman
Nick Jameson
Nick Jameson
Shay Duffin
Shay Duffin
Costas Mandylor
Costas Mandylor
Chris Coppola
Chris Coppola
Dominic Keating
Dominic Keating
Jacquie Barnbrook
Jacquie Barnbrook
Fredrik Hiller
Fredrik Hiller
Daniel D. McGrew
Daniel D. McGrew
Alan Jones Silva
Alan Jones Silva
Kevin Dorman
Kevin Dorman
Fred Tatasciore
Fred Tatasciore

Directors

Robert Zemeckis
Robert Zemeckis

Producers

Steve Bing
Steve Bing
Jack Rapke
Jack Rapke
Steve Starkey
Steve Starkey
Robert Zemeckis
Robert Zemeckis

Writers

Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman
Roger Avary
Roger Avary

Special Features

Featurettes
  • A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf
  • Baby It's Cold Inside
  • Beasts of Burden: Designing the Creatures of Beowulf
  • Beowulf in the Volume - Picture-in-picture behind-the-scenes information
  • Creating the Ultimate Beowulf
  • Fight Me
  • Givin' Props
  • Lay of the Land
  • Plan of Attack
  • Scanners
  • Stunts and Rigs
  • T Pose
  • The Art of Beowulf
  • The Journey Continues
  • The Origins of Beowulf
  • The Volume
  • What is the E.O.G.?
Other
  • A Conversation with Robert Zemeckis
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Easter Egg: Coffee Break with John Malkovich
  • English, French & Spanish Subtitles
  • Theatrical trailer
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Featurettes

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User Reviews

  • 4.9.2008 by biglummox (8/10)

Ratings

JB Users
80
Excellent
RT Fresh
71%
Tomatometer
190 votes
RT Stale
50%
Popcornmeter
29,743 votes
METASCORE
59
35 votes
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
176,418 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Official Website
  3. Kids-in-Mind
  4. Common Sense Media