Highlander

When the Scottish clansman Connor MacLeod awakens unharmed the day after his death in 1536, his village brands him a spawn of the devil. From the mysterious Ramirez, he learns the truth: for centuries, a hidden race of immortals—to which he also belongs—has been locked in a series of duels governed by a radical, brutal rule: only decapitation grants the victor the power of the defeated, absorbing all their strength and knowledge. "Highlander" surges through space, time, and genres alike—blending urban fantasy, historical drama, romance, and crime thriller. With a feverish, music-video-inspired aesthetic and an ecstatic soundtrack by Queen, it unfolds as an action spectacle that culminates in a final duel amidst the fog-shrouded streets of modern-day New York—for in the end, there can be only one… (Lien May Lucas)