The Old English epic poem is brought to magical life through the use of state-of-the-art motion capture and computer animation. His kingdom threatened by the troll Grendel Danish King Hrothgar summons the famed warrior Beowulf who must do battle against the evil monster before facing Grendel s vengeful mother and finally a fierce dragon. Ray Winstone Anthony Hopkins Angelina Jolie Robin Wright Penn John Malkovich lend their likenesses and voices to this gripping saga. Director s cut; 114minutes