Beowulf is a 1999 action movie loosely based on the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf. It has strong fantasy elements and some science fiction elements. It was directed by Graham Baker and the screenplay was written by Mark Leahy and David Chappe. The movie comes from the same producer as Mortal Kombat which also starred Lambert.

While some of the film remains true to the original poem, other plot elements deviate from the original poem (Hrothgar has an affair with Grendel's mother, and they have a child together, Grendel; Hrothgar's wife commits suicide).

Beowulf is a 2007 motion capture film based on the Old English epic poem of the same name. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, the film was created through a similar motion capture technique to that used by the director in The Polar Express. The cast includes Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, Robin Wright Penn, Alison Lohman, John Malkovich, Crispin Glover, Brendan Gleeson, and Angelina Jolie. It was released in the United States, Canada and the UK on November 16, 2007, and was available to view in IMAX 3D, Real D and standard 2D format.

Christoper Lambert stars in this post-apocalyptic future story based on the 8th century Saxon epic poem about the knight who battled a monster in a medieval castle. In this story, Beowulf is a wanderer who learns about a man-eating creature called Grendel which comes in the night to devour warriors trapped at the Outpost. The Outpost is ruled by Hrothgar (Oliver Cotton). He has a daughter (Patricia Velasquez), whose husband may have been murdered by the Outpost's master of arms (Goetz Otto). Written by John Sacksteder

In a medieval land, a outpost is surrounded by a army so all those who lives in the outpost cannot leave alive as a flesh-eating creature called Grendal is killing off all those who live in the outpost. That is until the arrival of Beowulf, a mysterious mercenary who offers Hrothgar, the outpost's ruler, help to hunt Grendal and knows what has been happening in the outpost. Hrothgar, Roland, Master of Arms and Kyra, Hrothgar's daughter thinks Beowulf has been hired by the family of Kyra's murdered husband to avenge the death of their son. But Beowulf has dark secret, he can sense Grendal's presence in the outpost and he can heal his wounds very fast. Where Beowulf not only does battle with Grendal, he also fights Grendal's evil mother and reveals to Kyra who has fallen in love with him, who he is. Written by Daniel Williamson

In a castle somewhere in the future or the past, Evil itself has spread. The army has put up a ring of quarantine around the place, and nobody is allowed to leave the place alive. A strange man, Beowulf, arrives one day and offers his help. Since any man is helpful, he is allowed to hunt the threat, which comes at night in a shapeless blur with the sole intent to kill. But Beowulf also seems to have a dark secret: His fatal wounds heal quicker than small ones of others, and he is the first one ever to wound the beast. So, courage is building up in the rows of the few that might live to see another day. Written by Julian Reischl

Screenwriters Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary began writing the script in May 1997.

Paramount Pictures hired Knott's Berry Farm in Orange County, California, to produce a walk-through maze based on the new "Beowulf" movie for its 35th Annual Halloween Haunt, held every October at the theme park. Sony Pictures Grudge 2, The (2006) was the only previous maze produced at the Haunt by a major movie studio.

Cineworld Cinemas will be presenting the film in 3D.

According Ray Winstone, he and his fellow cast spent days filming in blue skintight suit, "showing up all your lumps and bumps in all the wrong places. Which can be hard when you're standing in front of Angelina, who looks stunning in hers."

According to visual effects supervisor Jerome Chen, close to 300 cameras were used, compared with 64 to 72 for Polar Express, The (2004).

Release prints were delivered to theaters with the fake 'Sally'.