Outlander (2009) - Movie

Outlander (2009)
When a spacecraft crashes in Norway during the Iron Age, two figures emerge from the wreckage: Kainan (James Caviezel), an alien soldier, and the Moorwen, his mortal enemy. The latter immediately starts cutting a path of destruction through the Norse lands, while Kainan sees a chance to meld his advanced technology with ancient Viking weaponry to destroy the Moorwen before it destroys...

Release Date: January 23rd, 2009

DVD Release Date: May 19th, 2009

R |1 hr 55 min

Plot Summary

When a spacecraft crashes in Norway during the Iron Age, two figures emerge from the wreckage: Kainan (James Caviezel), an alien soldier, and the Moorwen, his mortal enemy. The latter immediately starts cutting a path of destruction through the Norse lands, while Kainan sees a chance to meld his advanced technology with ancient Viking weaponry to destroy the Moorwen before it destroys Earth.

Cast: Jim Caviezel, Ron Perlman, Sophia Myles, Jack Huston, John Hurt, Ted Ludzik, Aidan Devine, Patrick Stevenson

Director: Howard McCain

Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Production Co: Virtual Films, Rising Star, Ascendent Pictures, Weinstein Company

Keywords: Survival, Rivalry

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Ratings & Reviews

50
Roger EbertChicago Sun-Times
Outlander is interesting as a collision of genres: the monster movie meets the Viking saga. You have to give it credit for carrying that premise to its ultimate (if not logical) conclusion. show more
70
Ray BennettThe Hollywood Reporter
It's entertaining nonsense with major league special effects, larger-than-life characters and inventive monsters that draw on the "Aliens" and "Predator" models, being terrifying but also vaguely sympathetic. show more
63
Steven ReaPhiladelphia Inquirer
An enjoyably goofy hybrid of extraterrestrial sci-fi and Iron Age action, Outlander boasts a super-serious Jim Caviezel in the title role show more

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