Highlander
Directed by Russell MulcahyA 500 year old Scottish swordsman, currently residing in New York City, must confront the last of his immortal opponents, a murderously brutal barbarian who lusts for the fabled "Prize".
- RecordedsnakeDecember 20, 2025Highlander is a cult classic that blends fantasy, action, and myth into a truly memorable film. Its story of immortals battling across centuries is both epic and surprisingly emotional, with strong performances from Christopher Lambert and a scene stealing Sean Connery. Paired with Queen’s iconic soundtrack, it’s bold, atmospheric, and unforgettable, because... "There can be only one!"
- Chris CMarch 13, 2026My memory of this movie was significantly better than it ended up being on a re-watch. For people who have supposedly lived centuries or millennia, they're all truly terrible swordsmen. Lambert has all the charisma of a cardboard box and most of the others are no more than two-dimensional caricatures of actual characters. Clancy Brown plays The Kurgan with gleeful outrageousness, but that's not enough to carry the movie. While the premise itself is great (if not full of logical holes, but we can ignore those for a movie) and the music is excellent—with Queen lending some real hits to it—that's not sufficient to rescue a movie that just really is not executed (pardon the pun) very well.
Highlander Trivia
Highlander was released on March 7, 1986.
Highlander was directed by Russell Mulcahy.
Highlander has a runtime of 1h 56m.
Highlander was produced by William N. Panzer, Peter S. Davis.
A 500 year old Scottish swordsman, currently residing in New York City, must confront the last of his immortal opponents, a murderously brutal barbarian who lusts for the fabled "Prize".
The key characters in Highlander are Connor 'The Highlander' MacLeod (Christopher Lambert), Brenda J. Wyatt (Roxanne Hart), Victor 'The Kurgan' Kruger (Clancy Brown).
Highlander is rated R.
Highlander is an Action, Adventure, Fantasy film.
Highlander has an audience rating of 7.9 out of 10.
Highlander had a budget of $19M.
Highlander has made $12.9M at the box office.