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The Lost City of Z
2016
· Movie
· 141 min
C
MEANRANK
70/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2370
- IMDb #3144
- Google retired #2958
- Rotten Tomatoes #2312
- Metacritic #1163
- Letterboxd #2471
+6 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1531
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #3519
- Metacritic Critics #792
- Metacritic Audience #2090
- Criticker #1950
- AlloCiné #898
Every rating
47–85
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 47, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 85. Critics average 82, everyone else 66.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →In the early 20th century, a British explorer becomes obsessed with the idea of a advanced civilization hidden deep in the Amazon rainforest. Despite ridicule from the scientific establishment, he mounts multiple expeditions into the uncharted jungle, determined to prove his theory and find the lost city.
Details
- Director
- James Gray
- Writer
- James Gray
- Based on
- The Lost City of Z by David Grann
- Released
- 15 March 2017
- Country
- United States, Northern Ireland
- Language
- English, Portuguese, Tupi, Spanish, German
- Runtime
- 141 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $30.0M
- Box office
- $8.6M
- Awards
- 0 wins, 9 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
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| London Film Critics' Circle 2018 | Young British/Irish Performer of the Year | Tom Holland | Nominee |
| London Film Critics' Circle 2018 | Technical Achievement Award | Darius Khondji (cinematographer) | Nominee |
| USC Scripter Awards 2018 | Best Screenplay | James Gray and David Grann | Nominee |
| Florida Film Critics Circle 2017 | Best Adapted Screenplay | James Gray | Nominee |
| Online Film Critics Society 2017 | Best Cinematography | Darius Khondji | Nominee |
| Online Film Critics Society 2017 | Best Adapted Screenplay | James Gray | Nominee |
| San Diego Film Critics Society 2017 | Best Adapted Screenplay | James Gray | Nominee |
| San Diego Film Critics Society 2017 | Best Cinematography | Darius Khondji | Nominee |
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San Diego Film Critics Society
3 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | James Gray | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Darius Khondji | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Sonia Grande | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
2 nominations
| Technical Achievement Award | Darius Khondji (cinematographer) | Nominee |
| Young British/Irish Performer of the Year | Tom Holland | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | James Gray | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Darius Khondji | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | James Gray | Nominee |
USC Scripter Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay | James Gray and David Grann | Nominee |