Summary
The world is falling into chaos. As he roams a crumbling city, Duncan MacLeod, the Highlander, remembers happier times before the love of his life left...
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Solo watch
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 24GoodWatch 30
IMDb3.0
Audience score18%
Box office
2%of its budget back
- Budget
- $13 M
- Worldwide
- $213 K
Worldwide it made back $213 K of the $13 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 26 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 action movies, −22 min on the typical 108
typical 10886Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
Released
2007
February 6, 2007
19 years ago
Genres
ActionFantasyAdventureTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Lithuania
United Kingdom- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
16 of 16
Adrian PaulDuncan MacLeod
Thekla ReutenAnna Teshemka
Cristian SolimenoThe Guardian
Peter WingfieldMethos
Jim ByrnesJoe Dawson
Stephen Rahman HughesZai Jie
Stephen WightReggie Weller
Thom FellCardinal Giovanni
Patrice NaiambanaThe Elder
Sakalas UždavinysSecurity Guard- GTGeoffrey T. BerseyBrother Radu
Rolandas BoravskisJurgis
Saulius SiparisMan in Tyres
Buckley NorrisCaptain- SASolly AssaMonk 3
Leonas CiunisMonk 2
Directing · 2
- Brett Leonard Director
- Caroline Sax Script Supervisor
Writing · 3
- Mark Bradley Screenplay
- Stephen Kelvin Watkins Screenplay
- Gregory Widen Characters
Production · 3
- Adrian Paul Producer
- Peter S. Davis Producer
- William N. Panzer Producer
Camera · 1
- Steve Arnold Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Les Healey Editor
Sound · 3
- George Kallis Original Music Composer
- Tom Villano Supervising Music Editor
- Liz Schrek Music Supervisor
Art · 3
- Tom Brown Production Design
- Dean Clegg Art Direction
- Julius Baratinskis Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Alexandra Tonelli Costume Designer
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