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Grendel (2007)

Grendel poster
Directed by
Nick Lyon
Genre
drama film, fantasy film, science fiction film, medieval film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 22m
Rated
16
Rating
3.6 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A monster terrorizes a kingdom in ancient Scandinavia. A warrior arrives to fight the beast and save the people.

adventurousdarkdramaticmythicunsettlingfast-pacedgritty

What happens

Grendel is a 2007 American action-fantasy television film directed by Nick Lyon and very loosely based on the Old English epic poem Beowulf. The television film was produced by the Sci Fi channel as an original movie for broadcasting on the Sci Fi cable television network, and began airing on January 13, 2007. In 2010 it was released on DVD from the sister company by Universal Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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