The Revenant (2015)
85%RT Audience Score: 84%
Awards & Nominations: Won 3 Oscars
92 wins & 188 nominations total
As starkly beautiful as it is harshly uncompromising, The Revenant uses Leonardo DiCaprio’s committed performance as fuel for an absorbing drama that offers punishing challenges — and rich rewards
If you’re looking for a movie that will make you feel like you’re freezing to death, The Revenant is the one for you. Sure, it’s a bit of a medieval morality play, but who doesn’t love a good tale of survival and revenge in the American frontier? Plus, Leo is dynamite and the visuals are stunning. Just make sure you have a warm blanket and some hot cocoa on hand.
Production Company(ies)
Twentieth Century Fox,
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for strong frontier combat and violence including gory images, a sexual assault, language and brief nudity
Year of Release
2016
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos Dolby Surround 7.112-Track Digital Sound IMAX 6-Track Auro 11.1Datasat SDDS
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:2h 36m
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Language(s):English, Pawnee, French
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Country of origin:United States, Hong Kong, Province Of China Taiwan
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jan 8, 2016 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 19, 2016
Genre(s)
Adventure/Western
Keyword(s)
starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson, Will Poulter, Forrest Goodluck, Paul Anderson, directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, written by Mark L Smith, Adventure, Western, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Judy Berman, Candice Frederick, Sara Michelle Fetters, Max Weiss, Jason Bailey, Nicholas Barber, MPAA rating R, produced by Arnon Milchan, Steve Golin, Mary Parent, Keith Redmon, James W Skotchdopole, survival, revenge, wilderness, bear attack, fur trapper, snowy terrain, betrayal, vengeance, frontier combat, Dolby Atmos, SDDS, Dolby Digital, Datasat, Scope (2.35:1)
Worldwide gross: $532,950,503
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $656,860,729
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 195
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 71,631,486
US/Canada gross: $183,637,894
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $226,333,441
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 300
US/Canada opening weekend: $474,560
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $584,895
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,370
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $135,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $166,387,306
Production budget ranking: 184
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $89,599,564
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $400,873,859
ROI to date (est.): 157%
ROI ranking: 748
Tom Hardy – John Fitzgerald
Domhnall Gleeson – Captain Andrew Henry
Will Poulter – Bridger
Forrest Goodluck – Hawk
Paul Anderson – Anderson
Director(s)
NA
Writer(s)
Mark L. Smith
Producer(s)
Arnon Milchan, Steve Golin, Mary Parent, Keith Redmon, James W. Skotchdopole
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Won 3 Oscars
92 wins & 188 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Best Achievement in Cinematography Winners, Oscar Best Achievement in Directing Winners, Oscar Nominees, Oscar Winners
All Critics (402) | Top Critics (79) | Fresh (313) | Rotten (89)
Ultimately, The Revenant suggests no deeper or more nuanced truths than a medieval morality play.
September 21, 2017
Judy Berman
Flavorwire
TOP CRITIC
Iñárritu continues move away from his earlier work, which I still prefer, to bring a more Hollywood-digestible tale like this one that blends themes of spirituality, primal instinct and humanity.
September 1, 2017 | Rating: A
Candice Frederick
Reel Talk Online
TOP CRITIC
As a feat of filmmaking chutzpah, it’s one of 2015’s most intriguing offerings.
August 16, 2016 | Rating: 3/4
Sara Michelle Fetters
MovieFreak.com
TOP CRITIC
[A] grueling but engrossing tale of survival and revenge in the American frontier.
June 12, 2016 | Rating: 3.5/4
Max Weiss
Baltimore Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Making ‘The Revenant’ was an ordeal, you see, in which people froze and suffered and came to blows, and they’d like to pass the ordeal on to you, the viewer.
April 27, 2016
Jason Bailey
Flavorwire
TOP CRITIC
As it is, you’re bound to be impressed by what the actors went through, but you won’t be so bothered about the characters they play.
February 23, 2016 | Rating: 4/5
Nicholas Barber
BBC.com
TOP CRITIC
While the camerawork is worth seeing, it isn’t necessarily enough to overcome the laborious aspects of watching this film.
June 30, 2022 | Rating: 6/10
Cody Dericks
Next Best Picture
The Revenant may seem narratively simple, but its treatment is a wonder.
April 23, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
DiCaprio is dynamite.
June 8, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Olly Richards
NME
Visually gorgeous with superb acting. Shooting on location engrosses viewers into this environment.
May 22, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Rosa Parra
Latinx Lens
The “extremism” and historical exoticism of The Revenant … are substitutes for confronting the basic facts of modern life.
February 26, 2021
Joanne Laurier
World Socialist Web Site
The Revenant is a series of conventions writ large, like a 90s Mel Gibson thriller projected on a mountainside. Such a flimsy underpinning for such aesthetic grandeur can only collapse quickly.
January 7, 2021
David Bax
Battleship Pretension…
Plot
While exploring uncharted wilderness in 1823, legendary frontiersman Hugh Glass sustains injuries from a brutal bear attack. When his hunting team leaves him for dead, Glass must utilize his survival skills to find a way back home while avoiding natives on their own hunt. Grief-stricken and fueled by vengeance, Glass treks through the wintry terrain to track down John Fitzgerald, the former confidant who betrayed and abandoned him.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The Revenant features a committed performance from Leonardo DiCaprio as fuel for an absorbing drama that offers punishing challenges and rich rewards.
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