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The Legend of Tarzan

2016 · Movie · 109 min
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56/100

Averaged across 12 ratings · 548.6K votes

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27–84 out of 100

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Years after leaving Africa for a life as Lord Greystoke in London, Tarzan is invited back to the Congo as a trade emissary. He soon discovers he is a pawn in a deadly scheme orchestrated by a corrupt Belgian captain. He must return to the jungle and embrace his past as Tarzan to save the home and the people he once left behind.

Details

Director
David Yates
Based on
Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Released
29 June 2016
Country
Canada, United Kingdom, United States
Language
English
Runtime
109 min
Rated
PG-13
Budget
$180.0M
Box office
$356.7M
Awards
0 wins, 3 nominations

This title elsewhere

Alexander Skarsgård

Alexander Skarsgård

John Clayton / Tarzan

Christoph Waltz

Christoph Waltz

Captain Leon Rom

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

George Washington Williams

Margot Robbie

Margot Robbie

Jane Porter

Djimon Hounsou

Djimon Hounsou

Chief Mbonga

Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent

Prime Minister

Casper Crump

Casper Crump

Captain Kerchover

Awards & nominations

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0 wins from 3 nominations across 3 ceremonies

Jupiter Awards 2017 Best International Actress Margot Robbie Nominee
Saturn Awards 2017 Best Action or Adventure Film The Legend of Tarzan Nominee
Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2016 Actress Most in Need of a New Agent Margot Robbie (also for Suicide Squad ) Nominee

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