The Northman (2022)
Conquer your fate.
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.
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| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 7 April 2022 |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Fantasy |
| Director | Robert Eggers |
| Starring | Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman and Claes Bang |
| Runtime | 137 min |
| Rated | R |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes 89% · Metacritic 82/100 · TMDB users 7.0/10 |
| Budget | $70 million |
| Box office | $69 million worldwide |
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What kind of watch this is
Robert Eggers directs a 137-minute Action, Adventure, and Fantasy film. Alexander Skarsgård plays Amleth, a prince whose childhood was shattered by his uncle’s murder of his father and the abduction of his mother. Two decades later, he returns not just to kill the man who took everything from him, but to reclaim the mother who was taken. Nicole Kidman plays Queen Gudrún. Expect a story where every cut feels heavy and every silence feels loud.
What the critics said
Rotten Tomatoes reported 89% positive reviews as of November 2022. Metacritic assigned a weighted average of 82 out of 100 based on 60 critics, a figure it labels universal acclaim. The critical consensus describes a bloody revenge epic that expands the filmmaker’s scope without sacrificing his signature style. Most reviewers praised the direction and performances. Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian called it "entirely outrageous." Richard Brody of The New Yorker found it "half-baked and overcooked." The split is narrow but real.
How it did with audiences
The Northman cost $70 million to make and pulled in $69 million worldwide, a financial performance that reads as a polite shrug in Hollywood ledgers. It took in $29 million in the United States, landing fourth in its opening weekend. Audiences at home and abroad treated it with similar restraint. On TMDB, users rate it 7 out of 10, a verdict that suggests the film did exactly what it promised, which was the hard part.
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Sources
- The Northman on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q87126244 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “The Northman” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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