Highlander: The Search for Vengeance

Highlander: The Search for Vengeance

In revenge, patience is a virtue. And after a thousand years, Colin MacLeod doesn't give a damn about virtue ...

Directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri

Produced by Imagi Animation Studios, Madhouse

200786 min7.2 / 10

A dark, action-driven revenge saga across centuries that explores obsession and immortality through combat and loss, tempered by the possibility of redemptive love.

Colin MacLeod hunts for the man responsible for the death of his love. He chases the immortal Marcus Octavius across centuries as his quest threatens to take over his life and heart. In his quest, he meets a woman who reminds him of his slain beauty. But it's his final battle with Marcus that will decide not only his fate, but also the fate of everyone in the world.

Questions people ask

  • Is Highlander: The Search for Vengeance violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is Highlander: The Search for Vengeance sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Highlander: The Search for Vengeance scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Highlander: The Search for Vengeance easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Does Highlander: The Search for Vengeance end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

74/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity64

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise82

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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