The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
90%RT Audience Score: 88%
Awards & Nominations: Won 1 Oscar
7 wins & 17 nominations total
The Last of the Mohicans is a breathless romantic adventure that plays loose with history — and comes out with a richer action movie for it.
The Last of the Mohicans is like a rollercoaster ride that starts off slow and shaky, but once it picks up speed, you’re in for a wild and thrilling adventure. Michael Mann’s vision is realized in stunning visuals and action-packed battle scenes that will leave you on the edge of your seat. Sure, it may not be the most historically accurate film out there, but who cares when you’re having this much fun? Strap in and enjoy the ride!
Production Company(ies)
Columbia Pictures, Bona Film Group Heyday Films,
Distributor
Fox, 20th Century Fox
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Chimney Rock, North Carolina, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for violence
Year of Release
1992
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:2.35 : 1
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Runtime:1h 54m
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Language(s):English, French, North, American, Indian
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Sep 25, 1992 Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 23, 2001
Genre(s)
Adventure/War
Keyword(s)
starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, Russell Means, Eric Schweig, Jodhi May, Steven Waddington, directed by Michael Mann, written by James Fenimore Cooper, John L Balderston, Paul Perez, Philip Dunne, Michael Gutmann, Michael Mann, Christopher Crowe, Adventure, War, Romance, box office performance, budget, reviewed by David Ansen, Owen Gleiberman, Peter Travers, Charles Taylor, Steve Davis, Roger Ebert, Trey Graham, Mike Massie, Leigh Paatsch, David Nusair, David Baron, Vanessa Letts, MPAA rating R, produced by Michael Mann, Hunt Lowry
Worldwide gross: $75,505,856
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $161,622,214
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 808
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 17,625,105
US/Canada gross: $75,505,856
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $161,622,214
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 480
US/Canada opening weekend: $10,976,661
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $23,495,823
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 572
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $40,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $85,621,022
Production budget ranking: 489
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $46,106,920
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $29,894,272
ROI to date (est.): 23%
ROI ranking: 1,279
Madeleine Stowe – Cora Munro
Russell Means – Chingachgook
Eric Schweig – Uncas
Jodhi May – Alice Munro
Steven Waddington – Maj. Duncan Heyward
Director(s)
Michael Mann
Writer(s)
James Fenimore Cooper, John L. Balderston, Paul Perez, Philip Dunne, Michael Gutmann, Michael Mann, Christopher Crowe
Producer(s)
Michael Mann, Hunt Lowry
Film Festivals
Cannes
Awards & Nominations
Won 1 Oscar
7 wins & 17 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Best Achievement in Sound Mixing Winners, Oscar Winners
All Critics (44) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (41) | Rotten (3)
The Last of the Mohicans gets off to a bumpy start, gathers feeling and momentum and comes roaring into the homestretch at full gallop. When this historical adventure kicks in, it’s thrilling in the way old-fashioned epics used to be.
February 8, 2018
David Ansen
Newsweek
TOP CRITIC
September 7, 2011 | Rating: B+
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
TOP CRITIC
…the action is richly detailed and thrillingly staged.
May 12, 2001
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
TOP CRITIC
He conceives of the story as if it were a gigantic piece of mood music.
January 1, 2000
Charles Taylor
Salon.com
TOP CRITIC
January 1, 2000 | Rating: 4.5/5
Steve Davis
Austin Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
…not as authentic and uncompromised as it claims to be – more of a matinee fantasy than it wants to admit – but it is probably more entertaining as a result.
January 1, 2000 | Rating: 3/4
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
TOP CRITIC
Mann’s filmic vision is realized in glorious panoramas, taut action sequences, and some of the goriest battle scenes in movie history.
May 24, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
Trey Graham
Washington Blade
A momentous, highly entertaining picture.
November 17, 2020 | Rating: 10/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
A solid adventure tale told with intelligence and great energy.
June 12, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/5
Leigh Paatsch
Herald Sun (Australia)
Filmmaker Michael Mann kicks of The Last of the Mohicans with a muddled and mostly baffling opening stretch…
April 18, 2020 | Rating: 1/4
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
“The Last of the Mohicans” is, in short, an adventure flick for the intellectually unadventurous.
May 30, 2019 | Rating: 2.5/4
David Baron
Times-Picayune
Amazingly consistent with the spirit of the original. The only disappointment in the cinema is the feeling that the whole thing ends too soon.
July 24, 2018
Vanessa Letts
The Spectator…
Plot
The last members of a dying Native American tribe, the Mohicans
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Daniel Day-Lewis delivers a charismatic performance as Hawkeye/Nathaniel Poe.
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