Gold
Seen it?2016 | 120 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
It made about 1500 times its budget, but middling reviews (41% on Rotten Tomatoes) held it back. 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 anyone who likes to be kept guessing and adventure fans. If you loved Thirteen Lives or The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
Kenny Wells, a modern-day prospector, hustler, and dreamer, is desperate for a lucky break. Left with few options, Wells teams up with an equally luckless geologist to execute a grandiose, last-ditch effort: to find gold deep in the uncharted jungle of Indonesia.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
41% on Rotten Tomatoes, 49 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.6 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
Nominated for 1 Golden Globe.
- Box office & staying powerVery strong
$30 billion worldwide on a $20 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 140K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Stephen Gaghan
- Matthew McConaugheyKenny Wells
- Bryce Dallas HowardKay
- Edgar RamírezMichael Acosta
- Timothy SimonsJackson
- Michael LandesBinkert
- Stacy KeachClive Coleman
- Rachael TaylorRachel Hill
- Bruce GreenwoodMark Hancock
- Craig T. NelsonKenny Wells
- Corey StollBrian Woolf