# Highlander (1986 film)

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Highlander (1986 film) and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for how it moved them and stayed with them, despite corny moments and rough edges.

## Why people recommend it

- Stays with viewers long after (1 comments): "It felt like I’d just experienced something that would stay with me for the rest of my life." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48016607))
- Emotionally moving despite flaws (2 comments): "Sometimes the film is corny, sometimes funny, but at times I find it strangely moving." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48016465)) "It moved me, which I had not been expecting." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48025141))

## What people warn about

- Corny at times (1 comments): "Sometimes the film is corny, sometimes funny, but at times I find it strangely moving." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48016465))
- Rough edges throughout (1 comments): "Good enough to be interesting, but oh boy all the rough edges." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49507745))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [The Lord of the Rings film trilogy](https://hackerapproved.com/p/lord-of-the-rings-film-trilogy.md): 18 recommend
- [The Princess Bride by William Goldman](https://hackerapproved.com/p/princess-bride.md): 13 recommend
- [Conan the Barbarian (1982 film)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/conan-the-barbarian.md): 9 recommend
- [Legend (1985 film)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/legend.md): 6 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Highlander (1986 film)", https://hackerapproved.com/p/highlander/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).