Barbarian Queen
Seen it?1985 | 70 min | Adventure, Fantasy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (40% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 45% audience score, 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
- Best for fantasy readers and anyone who grew up on fantasy maps. Its magic has rules, and the story plays by them. A good follow-up to Predator. A proper quest, with a world big enough to get lost in.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Well paced, at 1 hr 10 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Skip it if you like your stories firmly grounded in the real world.
Set during the days of the Roman Empire. A simple village is raided by Roman troops, and most of the people are whisked off to be slaves or killed. Three women survive and set off to liberate their people. When they arrive at the Roman city, they team up with the local underground to seek vengeance and liberation of the slaves.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
40% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
Our audience score: 45%
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 47K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Héctor Olivera
- Lana ClarksonAmethea
- Katt SheaEstrild
- Frank ZagarinoArgan
- Dawn DunlapTaramis
- Susana TraversoTiniara
- Víctor BóStrymon
- Armando CapoArrakur (as Arman Chapman)
- Andrea BarbieriZoraida (as Andrea Barbizon)
- Tony MiddletonZohar
- Andrea ScrivenDariac