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The Way Back
2010
· Movie
· 133 min
B
MEANRANK
71/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2209
- IMDb #1485
- Google retired #2077
- Rotten Tomatoes #2232
- Metacritic #1915
- Letterboxd #2218
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2538
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2405
- Metacritic Critics #1844
- Metacritic Audience #2139
- Criticker #1476
- Kinopoisk #3387
- AlloCiné #1198
- Trakt #1846
Every rating
52–84
out of 100
A group of prisoners escape from a brutal Siberian gulag during World War II. Their journey to freedom is an epic trek of over 4,000 miles, facing harsh elements, starvation, and the vast, unforgiving landscapes of Siberia, the Gobi Desert, and the Himalayas. The film is a story of survival, endurance, and the relentless will to be free.
Details
- Director
- Peter Weir
- Writers
- Keith R. Clarke, Peter Weir
- Based on
- The Long Walk by Sławomir Rawicz
- Released
- 22 November 2010
- Country
- Poland, United Arab Emirates, United States
- Language
- English, Russian, Polish, Tibetan, Mongolian
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $30.0M
- Box office
- $24.2M
- Awards
- 0 wins, 3 nominations
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| 83rd Academy Awards 2011 | Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Yolanda Toussieng | Nominee |
| 83rd Academy Awards 2011 | Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Edouard F. Henriques | Nominee |
| 83rd Academy Awards 2011 | Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Greg Funk | Nominee |
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83rd Academy Awards
3 nominations
| Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Yolanda Toussieng | Nominee |
| Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Edouard F. Henriques | Nominee |
| Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Greg Funk | Nominee |