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The Northman

Name: The Northman
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Released: 2022-04-07
Duration: 2 h 17 min
Rating: 4
Cast: Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Ethan Hawke, Anya Taylor-Joy

“Conquer your fate.”

ActionAdventureFantasy

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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.

Starring:Alexander Skarsgård,Nicole Kidman,Claes Bang,Ethan Hawke,Anya Taylor-Joy

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

Alexander Skarsgård

Amleth

Nicole Kidman

Queen Gudrún

Claes Bang

Fjölnir the Brotherless

Ethan Hawke

King Aurvandil War-Raven

Anya Taylor-Joy

Olga of the Birch Forest

Gustav Lindh

Thórir the Proud

Elliott Rose

Gunnar

Willem Dafoe

Heimir the Fool

Phill Martin

Hallgrímr Half-Troll

Eldar Skar

Finnr the Nose-Stub

Olwen Fouéré

Áshildur Hofgythja

Edgar Abram

Hersveinn Battle-Hard

Key Production Crew

Director

Robert Eggers

Screenplay & Writers

Robert Eggers, Sjón, Saxo Grammaticus

Cinematography

Jarin Blaschke

Original Score

Sebastian Gainsborough, Robin Carolan

Producers

Robert Eggers, Alexander Skarsgård, Leifur B. Dagfinnsson

Film Details

Budget$70,000,000

Box Office Revenue$69,633,110

Original Languageen

Production Studios

Regency EnterprisesNew Regency PicturesSquare PegFocus Features

Keywords & Themes

#sword#prince#gore#vikings (norsemen)#iceland#northern ireland#sword fight#revenge#fate#king

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

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4.0

Ah, The Northman. A film so raw, so primal, it made me question why I ever stopped eating raw meat and screaming at the moon. Directed by the wizard of weird, Robert Eggers, who, at this point, I assume lives in a candle...

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