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  • 2013
  • R
  • Magnet Releasing
  • 1 h 39 m
  • 2013
  • R
  • Magnet Releasing
  • 1 h 39 m

Summary Set in Viking Britain in 871 AD, Hammer of the Gods is a visceral, intense tale set in a world whose only language is violence. Steinar, a young Viking warrior, is sent by his father the king on a quest to find his estranged brother, who was banished from the kingdom many years before. Steinar’s epic journey across terrifyingly hostile t...

Directed By: Farren Blackburn

Written By: Matthew Read

  • 2013
  • R
  • Magnet Releasing
  • 1 h 39 m
  • 2013
  • R
  • Magnet Releasing
  • 1 h 39 m

Hammer of the Gods

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 5 Critic Reviews
44
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 6 User Ratings
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Summary Set in Viking Britain in 871 AD, Hammer of the Gods is a visceral, intense tale set in a world whose only language is violence. Steinar, a young Viking warrior, is sent by his father the king on a quest to find his estranged brother, who was banished from the kingdom many years before. Steinar’s epic journey across terrifyingly hostile t...

Directed By: Farren Blackburn

Written By: Matthew Read

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Metascore
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60
Sep 2, 2016
A bloody-knuckled fightfest, back-dropped by the beautiful Welsh countryside, this defies its budget to bring a little epic to Viking Britain.
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60
Sep 2, 2016
Bewley is persuasive as the boy who would be king, while Michael Jibson stands out among the support as a foulmouthed berserker, along with Cosmo, who brings a touch of class without ever having to get up from his bed.
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60
Aug 27, 2013
It’s hardly high art, but for a cheapjack homegrown action flick this is surprisingly solid.
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40
Aug 28, 2013
Gamely directed and acted, but a little threadbare in terms of plot and design, it’s suitably savage but not quite fun enough to forgive the flaws.
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12
Jul 1, 2013
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.
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Production Company Vertigo Films
Release Date Jul 5, 2013
Duration 1 h 39 m
Rating R
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Website http://moviescoremedia.com/hammer-of-the-gods-benjamin-wallfisch/
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Awards

World Soundtrack Awards
• 1 Nomination
Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)
• 1 Nomination

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