Outlander (2009)

Directed by

Howard McCain

Genre

fantasy film, action film, science fiction film, medieval film, sword-and-sandal film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

R

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 1,435 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A humanoid alien crash-lands in Iron Age Norway and must help local villagers fight a monstrous predator from his own world. The story mixes ancient warfare with a science fiction twist as the hero battles both the creature and distrust from the people.

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What happens

Outlander is a 2008 science fiction action film written and directed by Howard McCain, starring Jim Caviezel, Sophia Myles, Jack Huston, John Hurt, and Ron Perlman. The plot is loosely based on the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf, adapted to a science fiction backstory involving a spaceship crashing in Iron Age Norway. The film grossed US$7 million compared to a budget estimated at $47 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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