The Lost City of Z (2017)
A man's reach should exceed his grasp... or what's a heaven for?
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The Lost City of Z rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.6/10· 104K votes
Rotten Tomatoes87%
Metacritic78%
TMDb6.39/10· 3K votesWith 87% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.6/10 on IMDb and 78/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.
About The Lost City of Z
A true-life drama in the 1920s, centering on British explorer Col. Percy Fawcett, who discovered evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization in the Amazon and disappeared whilst searching for it.
Cast of The Lost City of Z
Charlie Hunnam
as Percival Fawcett
Robert Pattinson
as Henry Costin
Sienna Miller
as Nina Fawcett
Tom Holland
as Jack Fawcett
Angus Macfadyen
as James Murray
Edward Ashley
as Arthur Manley
Clive Francis
as Sir John Scott Keltie
Ian McDiarmid
as Sir George Goldie
Franco Nero
as Baron de Gondoriz
Matthew Sunderland
as Dan
Johann Myers
as Willis
Daniel Huttlestone
as Brian Fawcett (15 Yr Old)
The Lost City of Z facts
- Budget
- $30M
- Box office
- $8.6M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Gray crafts admiring character study of obsessive explorer perfectly
- •Amazon jungle cinematography provides visually stunning period setting
- •Biographical scope explores ambition and discovery with sophistication
What the audience disliked
- •Deliberate pacing emphasizes character over plot momentum progression
- •Some sequences feel overly indulgent in visual storytelling
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