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The Revenant
2015 157 min Canada, Hong Kong, Taiwan, United States of America R 18+
★8.4
Western, Drama, Adventure
Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu
🎭 Based on
«The Revenant»
byMichael Punke
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Description
In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.
Budget:
$135M
US Gross:
$184.25M
Worldwide:
$532.95M
Starring
Leonardo DiCaprio
Actor
Tom Hardy
Actor
Will Poulter
Actor
Awards
Academy Awards 2016
— Best Cinematography
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2016
— Best Actor
BAFTA 2016
— Best Picture
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2016
— Best Actor
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2016
Saturn Awards 2016
— Best Actor
BAFTA 2016
— Best Picture
Academy Awards 2016
— Best Sound Editing
Golden Globe 2016
— Best Picture (Drama)
Golden Globe 2016
— Best Director
Academy Awards 2016
— Best Supporting Actor
Academy Awards 2016
— Best Film Editing
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2016
— Best Villain
Academy Awards 2016
— Best Visual Effects
Academy Awards 2016
— Best Production Design
Academy Awards 2016
— Best Costume Design
Academy Awards 2016
— Best Sound
Academy Awards 2016
— Best Director
Academy Awards 2016
— Best Actor
BAFTA 2016
— Best Actor
BAFTA 2016
— Best Cinematography
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2016
— Best Actor
Golden Globe 2016
— Best Actor (Drama)
Golden Globe 2016
— Best Original Score
BAFTA 2016
— Best Sound
BAFTA 2016
— David Lean Award for Direction
BAFTA 2016
— Best Film Editing
Academy Awards 2016
— Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Golden Eagle 2017
— Best International Feature Film
BAFTA 2016
— Best Original Score
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2016
— Best Fight
Saturn Awards 2016
— Best Action/Adventure Film
Key opinion
The Revenant is widely recognized as a technical and visual achievement, defined by Emmanuel Lubezki’s immersive cinematography and Leonardo DiCaprio’s grueling, physical lead performance. While it succeeds as a visceral, atmospheric survival experience, opinions diverge significantly on whether the film possesses genuine narrative depth or remains a hollow, overly long spectacle.
| Cinematography | Lubezki’s naturalistic cinematography captures the grandeur of the wilderness, creating an unparalleled immersive atmosphere. | |
| Acting | Leonardo DiCaprio anchors the film with a raw, largely wordless performance that effectively communicates pain, loss, and resilience. | |
| Acting | Tom Hardy delivers a compelling and complex portrayal of the antagonist, providing a necessary foil to DiCaprio’s survivalist. | |
| Pacing | The film’s long runtime and contemplative, slow-burn tempo reward those seeking an immersive experience, while others find it dull, static, and exhausting. | |
| Screenplay | The narrative is criticized by many as being simplistic, cliché, or overly thin, failing to provide enough emotional or intellectual substance to support the visual scale. | |
| Direction | Iñárritu’s direction is split between praise for his uncompromising, atmospheric realism and criticism for a lack of distinct personal vision compared to his earlier, more innovative work. |