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The Lost City of Z

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2017 | 141 min | Adventure, Drama, History

Sunday Safe Bet

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

It earned strong reviews (86% on Rotten Tomatoes) and it's still drawing plenty of interest, though it had a lukewarm 6.4 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for adventure fans and history buffs. If you loved The Last of the Mohicans or Deliverance, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
The mood
Exciting.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 21 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated PG-13: peril. Probably too much for younger kids.
  • Audiences were cooler on it than critics.

A true-life drama in the 1920s, centering on British explorer Col. Percy Fawcett, who discovered evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization in the Amazon and disappeared whilst searching for it.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsStrong

    86% on Rotten Tomatoes, 78 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesBelow par

    6.4 out of 10

  • AwardsBelow par

    0 wins and 9 nominations from smaller awards and festivals

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $30 million worldwide on a $30 million budget

  • Buzz & cultural impactStrong

    About 443K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by James Gray

  • Charlie HunnamPercival Fawcett
  • Robert PattinsonHenry Costin
  • Sienna MillerNina Fawcett
  • Tom HollandJack Fawcett
  • Angus MacfadyenJames Murray
  • Edward AshleyArthur Manley
  • Clive FrancisSir John Scott Keltie
  • Ian McDiarmidSir George Goldie
  • Franco NeroBaron de Gondoriz
  • Matthew SunderlandDan