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Highlander (1986) | Ranked Top 24% · CriticCrunch

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Highlander

Movie1986·116 min

Highlander

Directed by Russell Mulcahy

Adventure Action Fantasy

A adventure action film directed by Russell Mulcahy.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 24%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.9/10

3K ratings

About Highlander

He fought his first battle on the Scottish Highlands in 1536. He will fight his greatest battle on the streets of New York City in 1986. His name is Connor MacLeod. He is immortal.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Epic (9 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Stylized, Gritty
Story Tags: fate destiny, isolation loneliness, survival of spirit, early modern, action combat, fantasy mythology, supernatural, new york, small town, rivals, action hero, outsider misfit, nonlinear flashback, cat and mouse, hidden identity

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Details

Director: Russell Mulcahy
Language: English

Cast

Christopher Lambert, Roxanne Hart, Clancy Brown

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How Highlander Ranks

All movies

Top 24%

1980s movies

Top 25%

Adventure movies

Top 30%

1980s Adventure movies

Top 33%

★Russell Mulcahy films#3 of 15

Top 24% All movies.

the vibe

Highlander Vibe

What it feels like

briskbittersweetintenseapproachablelight-touchepicheartfelt

stylized

gritty

What it's about

nonlinear flashbackcat & mousehidden identityfate destinyisolation lonelinesssurvival of spiritaction herooutsider misfitrivalsaction combatfantasy mythologysupernaturalNew Yorksmall townearly modern

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

epic 9/9epic 9/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

stylizedstyled