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The Northman

  • 7.0 /10

  • 4177

  • 90%

Plot

Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy's mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who's on a mission to save his mother, kill his uncle and avenge his father.

Cast

Nicole Kidman as Queen Gudrún
Nicole Kidman

as Queen Gudrún

Claes Bang as Fjölnir the Brotherless
Claes Bang

as Fjölnir the Brotherless

Ethan Hawke as King Aurvandil War-Raven
Ethan Hawke

as King Aurvandil War-Raven

Anya Taylor-Joy as Olga of the Birch Forest
Anya Taylor-Joy

as Olga of the Birch Forest

Gustav Lindh as Thórir the Proud
Gustav Lindh

as Thórir the Proud

Elliott Rose as Gunnar
Elliott Rose

as Gunnar

Willem Dafoe as Heimir the Fool
Willem Dafoe

as Heimir the Fool

Phill Martin as Hallgrímr Half-Troll
Phill Martin

as Hallgrímr Half-Troll

Eldar Skar as Finnr the Nose-Stub
Eldar Skar

as Finnr the Nose-Stub

Movie Facts

Rated

  • R

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • April 7, 2022

Production Companies

  • New Regency Pictures

  • Square Peg

  • Regency Enterprises

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

  • Íslenska

Budget

  • $80,000,000.00

Revenue

  • $69,633,110.00

Runtime

  • 2.28 hrs

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Reviews

First things first - there is virtually nothing original with the plot here. A young prince "Amleth" (Oscar Novak who later morphs into an effective Alexander Skarsgård) witnesses the murder of his father "King Aurvandil" (Ethan Hawke) and the capture of his mother "Gudrún" (Nicole Kidman) by his treacherous uncle "Fjölnir" (Claes Bang). Lucky to escape with his life, he escapes to the land of th…

It took me a little while to get into it, but by its conclusion 'The Northman' had fully entertained me. Great film! First and foremost, I'm delighted that I did indeed enjoy this film as my only previous experience of director Robert Eggers was the - in my opinion, and apparently my opinion only! - severely unsatisfying '