Beowulf (2007 film)

Beowulf
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Robert Zemeckis
Screenplay by	Neil Gaiman Roger Avary
Based on	Beowulf by Anonymous
Produced by	Steve Starkey Robert Zemeckis Jack Rapke
Starring	Ray Winstone Anthony Hopkins John Malkovich Robin Wright Penn Brendan Gleeson Crispin Glover Alison Lohman Angelina Jolie
Cinematography	Robert Presley
Edited by	Jeremiah O'Driscoll
Music by	Alan Silvestri
Production companies	Shangri-La Entertainment ImageMovers
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures (North America) Warner Bros. Pictures (International)
Release dates	November 5, 2007 (2007-11-05) (Westwood) November 16, 2007 (2007-11-16) (United States)
Running time	114 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$150 million[1]
Box office	$196.4 million[1]

Beowulf is a 2007 American adult animated fantasy action film produced and directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary, based on the Old English epic poem Beowulf, and featuring the voices of Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, Robin Wright Penn, Brendan Gleeson, John Malkovich, Crispin Glover, Alison Lohman, and Angelina Jolie. The film depicts the rise and fall of the warrior Beowulf after he travels to Denmark to kill a monster. It was produced by Shangri-La Entertainment and Zemeckis's ImageMovers and features characters animated using motion-capture animation, which was previously used in The Polar Express (2004) and Monster House (2006).

Beowulf premiered at Westwood, Los Angeles on November 5, 2007 and was released theatrically in the United States on November 16, 2007 by Paramount Pictures, with Warner Bros. Pictures handling international distribution. It grossed over $196 million and received moderately positive reviews from critics, who complimented the CGI visual-effects, performance-capture, and voice acting, while criticizing aspects of the interpretation of the poem.