# Beowulf & Grendel (2005)

> A battle-hardened Norse hero confronts the human pain and political guilt behind a monster's vengeance.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/3035

## Facts

- Runtime: 103 min
- Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
- Director: Sturla Gunnarsson
- Cast: Gerard Butler, Spencer Wilding, Stellan Skarsgård, Ingvar E. Sigurðsson, Hringur Ingvarsson, Gunnar Eyjólfsson, Tony Curran, Philip Whitchurch
- TMDB rating: 5.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0402057/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: brooding, visceral, morally ambiguous, dark fantasy night, mythology movie marathon

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