The Lost World
Seen it?2001 | 150 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction, TV Movie
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans, fantasy fans and adventure fans. If you loved Planet of the Apes, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Epic and sweeping, at 2 hr 30 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 2 hr 30 min.
This Lost World is a splendid BBC TV dramatisation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous adventure story. Bob Hoskins makes an unusually genial Professor Challenger, far less of a bully than Doyle's character, but his slightly stereotyped companions are nicely filled out by a solid cast. James Fox is Challenger's more timid but still covertly adventurous rival, Tom Ward is the moustachioed big game hunter who faces an Allosaurus with an elephant gun, and Matthew Rhys plays the tagalong reporter hoping to impress his faithless fiancée.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 43K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Stuart Orme
- Bob HoskinsProf. Challenger
- James FoxProf. Summerlee
- Tom WardLord Roxton
- Matthew RhysEdward Malone
- Elaine CassidyAgnes Cluny
- Peter FalkTheo Kerr
- Bianca RoeSelena
- Nathaniel LeesIndian chief
- Joanna PageGladys
- Robert HardyProf. Illingworth