One of the Most Underrated Fantasy Movies of the 2000s Is Finally Streaming
On August 1, 2025, Robert Zemeckis’s animated fantasy action film adaptation of the classic poem Beowulf, written by Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary, began streaming for free on Pluto TV. The movie, which features a stellar cast including Ray Winstone as Beowulf, mighty warrior on a perilous quest to defeat the monster Grendel (portrayed by Crispin Glover), starts off with Grendel menacing Denmark, but things take a turn when he angers Grendel’s mother, played by Angelina Jolie. Additional stars in this production are Anthony Hopkins, John Malkovich, Brendan Gleeson, Robin Wright, and Alison Lohman.