Outlander
Seen it?2008 | 115 min | Science Fiction, Action
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With just 38% on Rotten Tomatoes and a box office loss, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved The Northman, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 55 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
During the reign of the Vikings, a man from another world crash-lands on Earth, bringing with him an alien predator. The man must fuse his advanced technology with the weaponry of the vikings to fight the monster.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
38% on Rotten Tomatoes, 40 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.5 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$47 million worldwide on a $50 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 172K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Howard McCain
- Jim CaviezelKainan
- Sophia MylesFreya
- Jack HustonWulfric
- Ron PerlmanGunnar
- John HurtRothgar
- Cliff SaundersBoromir
- Patrick StevensonUnferth
- Aidan DevineEinar
- Bailey MaughanErick
- Petra PrazakMara