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Hammer of the Gods Photos

(L-R) Alexandra Dowling as Agnes, Charlie Bewley as Steinar and Guy Flanagan as Jokul in "Hammer of the Gods."

Charlie Bewley as Steinar in "Hammer of the Gods."

Alexandra Dowling as Agnes in "Hammer of the Gods."

(L-R) Charlie Bewley as Steinar and James Cosmo as King Bagsecg in "Hammer of the Gods."

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Movie Info

A Viking (Charlie Bewley) departs to find his estranged brother in the hope that the older man can help defend their clan against an approaching enemy horde.

Rating:

R (Language|Bloody Violence|Sexual References|Some Nudity)
Genre:

drama, action, history
Original Language:

English
Director:

Farren Blackburn
Producer:

Rupert Preston, Huberta Von Liel
Writer:

Matthew Read
Release Date (Theaters):

Jul 5, 2013 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA):

$438
Runtime:

1h 39m
Production Co:

Vertigo Films

Cast & Crew

Charlie Bewley
Steinar

Elliot Cowan
Hakan

Clive Standen
Hagen

Michael Jibson
Grim

Guy Flanagan
Jokul

Ivan Kaye
Ivar

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Critic Reviews for Hammer of the Gods

All Critics (21) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (15)

There's ample drinking, chauvinism and homophobia and more swearing than you'd hear from a hungover Danny Dyer.

September 5, 2017 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Larushka Ivan-Zadeh
metro.co.uk
Dumb and dreary but ultimately hard to hate.

August 29, 2013 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Paul Fairclough
Little White Lies
Farren Blackburn's likable debut transports us to Britain in 871 ...

August 29, 2013 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Peter Beech
Guardian
It's hardly high art, but for a cheapjack homegrown action flick this is surprisingly solid.

August 27, 2013 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Tom Huddleston
Time Out
A bloody-knuckled fightfest, back-dropped by the beautiful Welsh countryside, this defies its budget to bring a little epic to Viking Britain.

August 25, 2013 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Owen Williams
Empire Magazine
An unbearably stupid exercise in gore that deserves to die the same cruel, soulless death that nearly every character does at some point in the film.

July 1, 2013 | Rating: .5/4 | Full Review…

Dean Essner
Slant Magazine
[Blu-ray Review] This Blu-ray disc of "Hammer of the Gods" looks aesthetically beautiful, brought to life in all its moody, fog-drenched glory. My only wish is that the film itself was better.

September 6, 2013 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…

Dustin Putman
TheFilmFile.com
The low-budget production values and a rather messy Game of Thrones meets Braveheart script might make this film feel extremely corny, but at least it tries to tell an interesting story without the usual Hollywood bombast.

September 3, 2013 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall
If it's gratuitous Saxon violence you're after then you've come to the right place.

September 3, 2013 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Alan Jones
Radio Times
A nasty, brutal and relatively short entertainment, aimed at middle-of-the-woad Conanists.

September 2, 2013 | Full Review…

Philip French
Observer (UK)
Hammer of the Gods avoids any real risks and lacks in distinct innovation.

August 30, 2013 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Stefan Pape
HeyUGuys
So Hammer of the Gods is that most unexpected and unlikely of films, a Viking Apocalypse Then - but while it is an enjoyable enough romp, trying to out-hammer the impact of Coppola's masterpiece is as foolhardy as challenging the gods themselves.

August 30, 2013 | Full Review…

Anton Bitel
Grolsch Film Works