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Outlander

  • 20082008
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  • 1h 55m
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6.2/10
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Jim Caviezel in Outlander (2008)
During the reign of the Vikings, Kainan (Caviezel), a man from a far-off world, crash lands on Earth, bringing with him an alien predator known as the Moorwen.
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During the reign of the Vikings, Kainan, a man from a far-off world, crash lands on Earth, bringing with him an alien predator known as the Moorwen. Though both man and monster are seeking r... Read allDuring the reign of the Vikings, Kainan, a man from a far-off world, crash lands on Earth, bringing with him an alien predator known as the Moorwen. Though both man and monster are seeking revenge for violence committed against them, Kainan leads the alliance to kill the Moorwen ... Read allDuring the reign of the Vikings, Kainan, a man from a far-off world, crash lands on Earth, bringing with him an alien predator known as the Moorwen. Though both man and monster are seeking revenge for violence committed against them, Kainan leads the alliance to kill the Moorwen by fusing his advanced technology with the Viking's Iron Age weaponry.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
76K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Howard McCain
  • Writers
    • Dirk Blackman
    • Howard McCain
  • Stars
    • Jim Caviezel
    • Sophia Myles
    • Ron Perlman
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  • Director
    • Howard McCain
  • Writers
    • Dirk Blackman
    • Howard McCain
  • Stars
    • Jim Caviezel
    • Sophia Myles
    • Ron Perlman
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    • 216User reviews
    • 107Critic reviews
    • 40Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Jim Caviezel
    Jim Caviezel
    • Kainanas Kainan
    Sophia Myles
    Sophia Myles
    • Freyaas Freya
    Ron Perlman
    Ron Perlman
    • Gunnaras Gunnar
    Jack Huston
    Jack Huston
    • Wulfricas Wulfric
    John Hurt
    John Hurt
    • Rolhgaras Rolhgar
    Cliff Saunders
    Cliff Saunders
    • Boromiras Boromir
    Patrick Stevenson
    Patrick Stevenson
    • Unferthas Unferth
    Aidan Devine
    Aidan Devine
    • Einaras Einar
    Bailey Maughan
    Bailey Maughan
    • Ericas Eric
    John Nelles
    John Nelles
    • Donalas Donal
    • (as John E. Nelles)
    James Preston Rogers
    James Preston Rogers
    • Bjornas Bjorn
    • (as James Rogers)
    Scott Owen
    • Aethrilas Aethril
    Petra Prazak
    Petra Prazak
    • Maraas Mara
    Owen Pattison
    • Galenas Galen
    Matt Cooke
    Matt Cooke
    • Captainas Captain
    Katie Bergin
    Katie Bergin
    • Sonjaas Sonja
    Todd Godin
    • Larsas Lars
    Mauralea Austin
    • Jonaas Jona
    • Director
      • Howard McCain
    • Writers
      • Dirk Blackman
      • Howard McCain
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    • Trivia
      This is the first movie in history to feature Old Norse, the ancestor of Modern Icelandic and several other Scandinavian languages. Writer and director Howard McCain used an Icelandic professor to help translate the dialogue and to teach the actors and actresses how to speak the ancient language.
    • Goofs
      The Christian missionary is a few centuries too early.
    • Quotes

      Freya: If you truly believe that you write the tale of your life, then the end is up to you.

    • Connections
      Featured in Starfilm (2017)

    User reviews216

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    9/10
    The Space Marine, the Vikings, and the Alien Space Dragon
    I stumbled upon this move by accident, but being a sci-fi and fantasy nerd, I watched it, despite the fact that sci-fi movies nowadays tend to be rather poor.

    The story begins with Kainan (James Caviezel) crash landing his spaceship into a lake, in the middle of Viking-land, in 709 AD. With his co-pilot dead, and his ship in ruins, sunken to the bottom of the lake, he uses his only working piece of technology to teach himself the norsk language. (I laughed my head off, when the first word he utters in Earth language is the "F" word :D) Wandering around in a forest, he is found by Wulfric (Jack Huston) and brought back to his village. They think Kainen is responsible for brutally ransacking a nearby village, and when Kainen tells them he is hunting for a "dragon", he is labeled as a liar and enemy. When in fact, the "dragon" he is referring to, is a monster from another planet, now hunting the viking populace and fauna of the land. Soon, when the villagers start vanishing and turning up as mutilated corpses, the vikings realize that Kainen might be telling the truth after all...

    I gotta say, combining space marines and alien monsters with a fantasy Viking setting intrigued me to no end. Outlander is the living proof, that such a combination can result in a very good and entertaining 115 minutes. Although the story is a little shallow, lacking in huge plot-twists and deep character development, but it is enough to keep the attention between the awesomely gory fight scenes.

    The acting is good enough, with the Christian Bale look-alike Caviezel, and the great but short performance of Ron Perlman, it manages to be captivating. We see far more swordplay than pulse rifle shoot-outs, so the sci-fi part of the film is largely suppressed to make way for the epic battle between the vikings and the moorvens, but that's just how it must be in this movie. The fight scenes are nicely choreographed and acted, the special effects are more than awesome, and the whole is movie is just great.

    I'd like to point out, that the Moorven is most astonishing space monster I've ever seen. With the clever colored pulsing and the well thought-out anatomy of the beast, it manages to be best so far.

    It's not the best movie I've seen, but it's still great, and every sci-fi and fantasy fan should go see it.
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    FAQ4

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 11, 2008 (Latvia)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Germany
      • France
      • Czech Republic
    • Official site
      • Official Blog
    • Languages
      • English
      • Norse, Old
      • Latin
    • Also known as
      • Kẻ Xa Lạ
    • Filming locations
      • Bay of Islands, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
    • Production companies
      • The Weinstein Company
      • Virtual Films
      • Ascendant Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $50,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $166,003
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $59,581
      • Jan 25, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,034,698
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 55 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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