A horde of rampaging warriors massacre the parents of young Conan and enslave the young child for years on The Wheel of Pain. As the sole survivor of the childhood massacre, Conan is released from slavery and taught the ancient arts of fighting. Transforming himself into a killing machine, Conan travels into the wilderness to seek vengeance on Thulsa Doom, the man responsible for killing his family. In the wilderness, Conan takes up with the thieves Valeria and Subotai. The group comes upon King Osric, who wants the trio of warriors to help rescue his daughter who has joined Doom in the hills.
Conan the Barbarian has generally received positive reviews.
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Conan the Barbarian was released in 1982 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 778 reviews, giving Conan the Barbarian (1982) an average rating of 67%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 76%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 66%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Conan the Barbarian than critics were.
With a score of 67%, Conan the Barbarian is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1982, which stands at 59%.
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