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The Lost City of Z

The Lost City of Z

2017
Drama, Action
2h 21m
In 1905, a British major from an undistinguished family is invited by the Royal Geographical Society to lead a surveying expedition to Bolivia. Somewhat reluctantly, he accepts, and the course of his life is transformed.

Directed by:

James Gray

Screenwriter:

James Gray

Starring:

Charlie Hunnam, Sienna Miller, Angus Macfadyen, Ian McDiarmid, Clive Francis, Robert Pattinson, Tom Holland, Harry Melling, Pedro Coello, Edward Ashley

Genres:

Drama, Action, Adventure, Biography

Country:

USA

Languages:

English, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Tupi
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2017
Drama, Action
2h 21m
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luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 07 Dec 2017
70
34th
Advertised as an epic adventure movie, but it's really a slow moving biography, cutting up jungle time with trips back to England and even a bout in WWI. Miller is below average, except in the looks department, Hunnam is lukewarm, but Pattinson really shines here. For some insane reason Gray tries to leave the ending up to your imagination, but it's pretty easy to guess what happened to Fawcett: he died, that's what happens when you go places where spiders eat birds, dude.
Rated 07 Dec 2017
bofbof
Rated 27 Feb 2018
60
39th
Hey, look, it's a movie about a white explorer hero telling us that not everything should be credited to white explorer heroes! Essentially a cross of The Revenant and that Monty Python skit about... well, this guy, I suppose. Based On A True Story so you know you're supposed to like it. Harmless, streamlined Herzog-lite with some gorgeous moments.
Rated 27 Feb 2018
alex_watkinsAlex Watkins
Rated 23 Apr 2017
4
70th
A classicist adventure film, the subtle surface pleasures of which conceal a whirling eddy of emotions: the simultaneity of discovery and destruction, the loss of youth and innocence, the fear and freedom of the unknown, the insatiable appetite for what remains tantalizingly beyond our grasp...It's a throwback period picture with a restrained contemporary sensibility, wedding the promise of adventure to the bittersweet nostalgia of a Malick film, Eden sought and lost in the same breath.
Rated 23 Apr 2017
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 06 Jun 2017
80
85th
Only Gray could provide such a classicist adventure about a pro-natives English soldier searching for personal and historical glory in Amazonia. This is pure self-contained feeling -- echoes of Cimino's melodramas, signs of Malick's contemplative attitude towards nature -- in a jungle fever for the heart of life -- Fawcett sees Z as a hidden human treasure, not as a land of savages, but he also can't deny his "noble" sense of colonialism. Some things are meant to be discovered only by cinema.
Rated 06 Jun 2017
mwgerbmwgerb
Rated 04 Mar 2018
55
52nd
Beautifully made, but ultimately unmoving.
Rated 04 Mar 2018
kojilessKojiless
Rated 15 Jan 2018
60
65th
Went into this thinking that it was the long-awaited sequel to World War Z. Was disappointed at the lack of zombies, but pleased that there was something else to be had from this (un)surprisingly beautiful "based on true-ish fact-like info-bits" film than brain-craving crazies crashing through the South American underbrush...though that could work as a sequel to World War Z, if you're listening, Hollywood.
Rated 15 Jan 2018
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 13 Aug 2017
40
27th
I had high hopes for this - it seemed like it should have been good, like a modern day "Aguirre", but it's actually the least impressive thing James Gray had ever done. Some downright embarrassing features include the gender dialogue between Fawcett and his wife, the Murray character, and the platitudinal ending. Fawcett himself is written as a cliche. It isn't terrible, but I just wasn't expecting something so contrived.
Rated 13 Aug 2017
djrossdjross
Rated 13 Nov 2021
40
26th
A rather dull and unimaginative film about how men's (that is, male human) desire to undertake a quest conflicts with the virtues of domestic life, weighed down by some poorly written and painfully obvious scenes designed as (utterly familiar and predictable) comment on the times (for example, the fight between husband and wife, the public lecture). The director's next outing will consist in making the same film again, but this time set in outer space, and with an equally underwhelming finale.
Rated 13 Nov 2021
omgfridgeomgfridge
Rated 17 Mar 2019
2
18th
My copy of "Aguirre" once got swallowed into my then DVD player. Years later I finally freed it from its demonic occupancy. Unfortunately it had warped into "The Lost City of Z".
Rated 17 Mar 2019
theescapistTheEscapist
Rated 20 Apr 2018
73
65th
Competently made. A bit long, but I liked the relaxed pace as it gives more time for soaking in the cinematography and for contemplation. The discussions on feminism and anti-racism were a bit too modern for the time it portrays, though these are only brief scenes. In some ways it's like a formulaic biopic, however there are also complex decisions and themes that are bold and refreshing. Most of all I enjoyed the transcendental dreamlike ending where we see Fawcett for the last time.
Rated 20 Apr 2018
perrystroikaPerryStroika
Rated 25 Sep 2017
63
53rd
A well produced, well directed adventure film that misses certian opportunities to portray the multifaceted life of its subject. The film gives short shrift to Percy Fawcett's spiritual crisis, his rather elaborate religious beliefs (basically he was a Theosophist) information that provides crucial motivation for his search for the Lost Civilization of Z. The real Percy Fawcett was not only a man of science; but a seeker possessed of a powerful spiritual yearning.
Rated 25 Sep 2017
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 18 Sep 2017
65
45th
What should be an exciting adventure is lacking for the most part.It's not lacking in non-cliched characters. It balances out to watchable thanks for a pretty good cast and some pretty good looking cinematography.
Rated 18 Sep 2017
3drevelation3dRevelation
Rated 13 Aug 2017
69
41st
The Lost City of Z seems overlong, the acting doesn't jump off the screen, and the story isn't particularly exciting. James Gray's direction seems fine and the film looks good, but it isn't enough to elevate the film above average. Probably worth one watch, but if you skip it, you aren't really missing much.
Rated 13 Aug 2017
jeffvjeff_v
Rated 16 Jul 2017
61
25th
More like Lost City of Zzzzz, amirite?
Rated 16 Jul 2017
spanksSpanks
Rated 16 Jun 2017
65
62nd
I can't believe this ended with an ayahuasca trip.
Rated 16 Jun 2017
icarusIcarus
Rated 26 Apr 2017
90
89th
Gray manages to provide both a sense of adventure as well as an intensely personal statement about longing for something more than this world offers. This is about appreciating mystery, about searching elsewhere for what we need here, about our reach needing to exceed our grasp. But even as we might be carried away by such flights, Gray roots us in the real world of loss, sacrifice, and failure. Gray's film lives in the midst of a tension, between "this city" and "the city yet to be discovered."
Rated 26 Apr 2017
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 22 Oct 2020
77
54th
Old fashioned adventure yarn is great fun, if a little long-winded and slowly paced (especially in the final third). Hunnam never really captures the fire and spirit of a man possessed (like a Kinski would), but his supporting cast make up for it - Pattinson's wonderfully bumbling sidekick is a highlight, even as Macfadyen's moustache twirling villiany is laid on a little thick. Meticulously detailed production design brings a vivid verisimilitude to this depiction of the early 20th century.
Rated 22 Oct 2020
braddad68braddad68
Rated 16 Jan 2019
95
84th
Loved this movie. One of the top movies of 2017. Great adventure movie, biopic and drama with excellent performances.
Rated 16 Jan 2019
gideonGideon
Rated 18 Jul 2018
2
59th
Boring.
Rated 18 Jul 2018
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 10 May 2018
70
82nd
Quite good.
Rated 10 May 2018
aflickeringAFlickering
Rated 07 Apr 2018
2
17th
a GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL-esque argument for the timeliness of gray's bygone romanticism, but no amount of forced woke grandstanding will convince me this is anything more interesting than a throwback. he's not a good enough writer to modernise these tropes, but he's a good enough director to remind of their timelessness, and he should focus more on his strengths: evocative compositions, aesthetic flourishes driven by feeling, follow fawcett's example and use his camera to "seek what is beautiful".
Rated 07 Apr 2018
ippeiIppei
Rated 27 Mar 2018
55
20th
In spite of the great production and the performances, the film is overly long and unfortunately your interest ebbs and flows a little bit. The story is interesting enough but knowing the inevitable actually hinders this film, and doesn't give you the pay off that you want from a film like this. You also teeter a little bit in regards to your empathy towards Fawcett and this has a huge impact on your enjoyment.
Rated 27 Mar 2018
afifchoirulafifchoirul
Rated 16 Jan 2018
75
18th
Good. Robert Pattinson in a great path to be a real good actor
Rated 16 Jan 2018
dyannethorneDyanneThorne
Rated 17 Dec 2017
28
11th
First World War Z and now this. What it is with stories with Z in the title that makes trashlord filmmakers make generic, dull movies with almost completely unrelated plots and then slap the title on? That woshing sound you heard? Was the movie missing the point completely.
Rated 17 Dec 2017
obdurateObdurate
Rated 17 Dec 2017
70
41st
Does a good job of showcasing the jungle; the movie is shot really well, the cinematography is probably the star here. Everything else is fine. I mean, it's not the most exciting execution of a tale that should be ripe with adventure and danger, and it's a tad overlong, but all-in-all it's a relatively entertaining adventure.
Rated 17 Dec 2017
deliciousddeliciousd
Rated 16 Nov 2017
25
12th
It is an achievement in itself to take such an exciting subject and make it so dull, incomprehensible and uninspired.
Rated 16 Nov 2017
fra_paolofra paolo
Rated 18 Oct 2017
51
53rd
A beautifully photographed exploration of the triangular tension between spiritual fulfillment, worldly accomplishment and family responsibility. Choose wisely.
Rated 18 Oct 2017
ericamblerericambler
Rated 05 Oct 2017
70
46th
THE LOST CITY OF Z is much like other James Gray films featuring protagonists pursuing doomed or quixotic goals. Here, a British explorer fights the orthodoxy of his colleagues and the forces of nature to prove his thesis about a lost civilization in heart of the Amazon. Except for a few moments that hint at the grit of economic imperialism, the film is predictably tasteful. But Gray is still talented enough to occasionally spin its restraint and sophistication into a dreamy philosophic swoon.
Rated 05 Oct 2017
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 20 Sep 2017
64
67th
good movie
Rated 20 Sep 2017
mspraguemsprague
Rated 27 Aug 2017
55
18th
Not a bad film other than being a bit long. Good weekend afternoon fare.
Rated 27 Aug 2017
luordluord
Rated 06 Aug 2017
92
98th
Masterful direction, subtle acting, gorgeous visuals and tragic story make for an explorer epic that is deeply affecting and memorable.
Rated 06 Aug 2017
quinlanljQuinlanLJ
Rated 23 Jul 2017
77
69th
This is a slow-paced biographical period piece that probably isn't for everyone nor is it a film that one can watch more than once. It is however a very fascinating look in to the story of a real-life explorer that should get you hooked if you're in to gritty adventures that are by no means light-hearted.
Rated 23 Jul 2017
duderDuder
Rated 05 Jul 2017
55
23rd
It doesn't start off too well. Too fast, too distracted, later on it picks up some pace, but we never understand the motives behind the actions of the characters. It is still a good story with good story telling but not as grand as the scope is.
Rated 05 Jul 2017
schnofelschnofel
Rated 02 Jul 2017
70
74th
Gray, in his film-scholarly, romantic temperament doesn't have a rousing, mad adventure film in him; so he makes a transcendental one, and for all the felt passage of time I admire the sadness and controlled beauty this approach slowly unravels.
Rated 02 Jul 2017
velvet_croweVelvet Crowe
Rated 03 May 2017
40
36th
Pretty bland for the most part. The chemistry between most of the characters is weak and uninteresting. Most of the character moments felt extremely rote and one dimensional. Plus I get the impression Percy Fawcett and his companions were overly lionized in this filmed, to the degree I question if most of the events depicted in this film even happened. I seriously doubt he was screwed over in reaching Z during one expedition, for example.
Rated 03 May 2017
nothingsgoodNothingsGood
Rated 27 Apr 2017
45
40th
Has its moments, but far too disjointed and anticlimactic to be considered good. Feels like it would've been much better served as a miniseries with so much jumping between timeframes and tonalities. Gray does his best with the material before him, but it just feels like a story that doesn't need to be told.
Rated 27 Apr 2017
stewballStewball
Rated 23 Apr 2017
80
80th
Mostly true, but there was no compass. I expected to see a house being carried by balloons overhead at any moment. "Adventure is out there!", but this real life adventure should have been avoided like the plague(s), literally.
Rated 23 Apr 2017
ofterdingenOfterdingen
Rated 15 Mar 2017
60
51st
Thorough and sometimes exciting. But it also feels like 2-3 movies in one that can't decide if it wants to be a historical document or 'Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold'.
Rated 15 Mar 2017
cromcrom
Rated 23 Nov 2024
30
21st
‘The Lost City of Z’ paints a picture of a real-life British explorer peeling away the extraneous layers of modernity as he journeys into the secrets of the rainforest, but It just struggles with nuance and immersion.
Rated 23 Nov 2024
badfurdayBadFurDay
Rated 03 Aug 2024
5
41st
I liked the parts where stuff happened, which means I liked about 1% of the movie. There's charm in this exaggerated biopic, but not enough to make it worth watching without falling into a deep sleep.
Rated 03 Aug 2024
morphinapgmorphinapg
Rated 11 Jul 2024
75
63rd
I went into this expecting an Indiana Jones type of movie, which this is very much not. I had no idea this was based on a real person. It's done as a very serious drama. I think the acting is well done, although the story ended up being a very different kind of thing than I was expecting. While I appreciate what they were going for, at times the story direction became frustrating. It was a nice surprise seeing Tom Holland show up though.
Rated 11 Jul 2024
tj_monsterTJ monster
Rated 22 Nov 2023
85
94th
A marvellous film. It shows the era of a different time with a lovely look into a true explorers life. A smooth soundtrack where we too get lost in the beauty of the green world. Everything comes together visually and all our senses are extremified as we follow the Major through the intense world. The ending is how we would expect, but it is done so artistically instead of realistically. The film does a good job of keeping an open mind even swaying my opinion that the savages are not true savage
Rated 22 Nov 2023
tpbradburytpbradbury
Rated 21 Nov 2023
43
32nd
I really bought into this. Good performances
Rated 21 Nov 2023
aliendroolAlienDrool
Rated 01 Jan 2023
5
5th
5 points for effort - My effort in trying to watch it.
Rated 01 Jan 2023
fredericg54frederic_g54
Rated 02 Apr 2022
6
35th
Somewhere in-between Aguirre and The New World, without either their hypnotic or poetic momentum, respectively. Gray is no Herzog, and Darius - although always reliable - is no Chivo, either. For some reason, Gray is a director I never quite ‘understood’; He makes very respectable movies that kind of just exist and fade from my memory as soon as they’re over.
Rated 02 Apr 2022
dsonlaDSonla
Rated 18 Mar 2022
70
54th
Expected an 'Indiana Jones'-like turns out it's more drama than adventure. Funny though, Indiana Jones was inspired by Percy Fawcett.
Rated 18 Mar 2022
corbadCorbad
Rated 01 Feb 2021
50
15th
Long, ambitious, and utterly empty. The expeditions contain plenty of gruesome deaths, gently arcing arrows, and scenes of madness, but it's all shallow—disconnected—completely un-immersive. The woods feel safe, the expeditions quick, the whole concept eye-rollingly colonial and insultingly unimportant.
Rated 01 Feb 2021
spaceflohspacefloh
Rated 08 Jan 2021
50
35th
ger; [Die versunkene Stadt Z; The Lost City of Z]; ein britischer entdecker sucht im djungel des amazonas nach einer verlorenen zivilisation.;
Rated 08 Jan 2021
onacOnac
Rated 07 Jan 2021
61
49th
I have always liked the story of Z and this was the first - hopefully not the last - movie adaptation I have seen of it. Unfortunately it didn't turn out to be very good. Aside from not being a very interesting movie, the portrayal of the main character was really wrong. The movie version of Percy Fawcett was really not the person I've read about. If you are interested about the real stories of actual explorers, you can watch it; but reading about the topic might be a better choice.
Rated 07 Jan 2021
bhajansunlobhajansunlo
Rated 09 Nov 2020
66
49th
I like the sincerity of the film's exploration of the allure of grand discovery against personal sacrifice. I am not so enthusiastic about what might have been subtext being turned into very unsubtle text. Would love to see Gray's work with some talented screenwriter.
Rated 09 Nov 2020
greghendgreghend
Rated 24 Mar 2020
76
55th
A story of a man's obsession for discovery (and fame) with only a half-hearted attempt at exploring the personal cost of his undertaking--the characters tend to be fairly flat and their relationships hardly fleshed out. It still has its moments though, inspiring an almost Malick-esque sense of awe in a true adventure movie setting.
Rated 24 Mar 2020
peyrinpeyrin
Rated 27 Nov 2019
75
69th
Before the final frontier of Ad Astra, there was the Amazon.
Rated 27 Nov 2019
fuentissimoFuentissimo
Rated 26 Sep 2019
76
93rd
It's a slow adventure drama with little action. However, I loved it. Not a huge fan of the direction on the final chapter, but I understand it, considering the lack of evidence concerning what actually happened. Robert Pattinson as Mr. Costin was my favorite. My least favorite: Tom Holland's mustache.
Rated 26 Sep 2019
kenmeistersKenMeisters
Rated 11 Sep 2019
83
90th
Breathtaking visuals, great performances and compelling characters make for an epic Biopic about the last great explorer. The story of a man finding his calling which impacts not only him but his family as well is believable and impressive to watch. Also, Pattinson has a great beard.
Rated 11 Sep 2019
calexicoCalexico
Rated 02 Aug 2019
85
82nd
Gorgeous and mesmerizing.
Rated 02 Aug 2019
themacsaysthemacsays
Rated 24 Mar 2019
50
5th
It's a cliché to say a film isn't a patch on the book, and one I've been guilty of using myself, but in this case I have to start with it. The film only takes one strand of the book, which robs the story of a lot, and tells the story in a pretty drab way.
Rated 24 Mar 2019
philamentalphilamental
Rated 26 Dec 2018
64
44th
Deliberately slow paced and Hunnam and Miller show why they are C List Actors but there is enough here to satisfy those in search of some beautiful looking escapism as long as you're not expecting to find cinematic treasure.
Rated 26 Dec 2018
neonmanNeonman
Rated 29 Nov 2018
70
38th
It's not quite hitting the heights of the similar Herzog heavyweights, maybe because the stupendous locations are rendered ugly through the very sickly unnatural color grading. Its nonetheless a well made adventure film, with Hunnam doing well to help the film bring the audience in with it, though it does feel a tad redundant compared to the superior similar films.
Rated 29 Nov 2018
evilmangoesEvilMangoes
Rated 14 Jan 2018
94
82nd
A-
Rated 14 Jan 2018
ikkegoemikkeikkegoemikke
Rated 22 Dec 2017
50
30th
More reviews here : http://movie-freak.be
Rated 22 Dec 2017
thuckabethuckabe
Rated 06 Sep 2017
78
24th
Zzzzz
Rated 06 Sep 2017
yiannosYiannos
Rated 29 Aug 2017
68
66th
Gray delves even deeper into classical storytelling with T.L.C.O.Z, which is about a British explorer who pays a personal price for daring to dream beyond the limits of his time. It's a deliberately paced adventure that's perhaps too leisurely, and Gray's dialogue is often overly pointed, but it shares the romantic fatalism of his other films where the protagonist's fate seems tragically preordained rather than merely predictable. His journey into the heart of darkness is a welcome anachronism.
Rated 29 Aug 2017
mcjohnsonMcJohnson
Rated 20 Aug 2017
80
42nd
Interesting subject matter. Execution somewhat lacking. For once, Hunnam's wooden acting fits the bill somewhat. Angus MacFadyen steals all the scenes he's in. Somehow, the movie manages to feel slow while at the same seeming to want to pack too much in...
Rated 20 Aug 2017
hadleyreisHadleyreis
Rated 08 Aug 2017
74
63rd
I'm hoping for a sequel or perhaps 25 prequels
Rated 08 Aug 2017
ribcageribcage
Rated 06 Aug 2017
65
46th
Couldnt help but feel it was a lesser version of aguirre in the start.As it moved on it broke that but it never became terribly stirring.Hunnam is frankly not leading man material. He has low screen presence not helped by the script giving him only one note: obsessed. The destruction of all else in his life to this obsession is mildly intriguing but again hunnam cant bring it to life. Miller plays a 2017 woman, anachronistically spewing dogmatic feminist phrases including "independent woman"
Rated 06 Aug 2017
tedditeddi
Rated 12 Jul 2017
70
76th
I will always be somehow moved by the usual classicly romantic, misteriously adventurous and nostalgic vibe in Grey's stories. His deep love for old-scool black and white cinema is so charmingly present in everything he does. A very pleasant visual stunner.
Rated 12 Jul 2017
vorpalkittenVorpalKitten
Rated 04 Jul 2017
0
3rd
Did not finish.
Rated 04 Jul 2017
pluggedinPluggedIN
Rated 21 May 2017
60
62nd
So what we have here is a meticulously crafted and slow-moving film that captures the life of a man consumed by the heady beauty and aching magnetism of the unknown. It's less a movie about a man making great historical strides than it is about a man's obsessive need to put himself to the test, to reach beyond his own grasp. It's a tale of compulsive wanderlust that is best consumed with an unhurried understanding.
Rated 21 May 2017
yoohooyoohoo
Rated 03 May 2017
40
4th
A fine movie, but it left me underwhelmed. The book has so much detail of the jungle and Percy's adventures, but the movie lacked a lot of that.
Rated 03 May 2017
carsonwidCarsonWid
Rated 29 Apr 2017
73
67th
A pleasant adventure film which lacked a thematic punch to tie it all together.
Rated 29 Apr 2017
montycircusMontyCircus
Rated 28 Apr 2017
60
69th
I liked this film and it kept my interest until the very end. If the subject matter interests you (true story of an early 20th century British expedition to the jungles of the Amazon), then you very well might too. Just be advised that it's not an Indiana Jones action packed thriller. Even still, it doesn't barely crawl along like Scorsese's recent "Silence", for example. I'd gladly see it again and am now interested in checking out the book it's based on.
Rated 28 Apr 2017
capodelnullacapodelnulla
Rated 25 Apr 2017
70
57th
gray'de değişen tek şey kendisinden beklemeyeceğim bir mekana gitmiş olması. eski orta bütçeli filmlerin unutulmuş tadını veren o sarmalıyıcı atmosfer, keyifli seyirlik, ararsan görülecek alt metni patlatmama gibi iyi yaptığı işler yine iyi, arkta uzun atlamalar yer yer gülünç diyaloglar, arada lüzumsuz duygusallık gibi melodramatik kötü yönleri yine kötü. ama nihayetinde o akşam film izleme sıcaklığını veren özel filmlerden, gray'den beklenmedik değil...
Rated 25 Apr 2017
suture_selfSuture Self
Rated 25 Apr 2017
7
67th
Standard adventure epic that touches on one (somewhat racist) man's compulsion to know more about humanity than the material world will allow.
Rated 25 Apr 2017
wetwillieswetwillies
Rated 24 Apr 2017
85
59th
Viewed April 23, 2017.
Rated 24 Apr 2017

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