The Lost City of Z (2017)
A man's reach should exceed his grasp... or what's a heaven for?
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.
| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 15 March 2017 |
| Genre | Adventure, Drama, History |
| Director | James Gray |
| Starring | Charlie Hunnam, Robert Pattinson and Sienna Miller |
| Runtime | 141 min |
| Rated | PG-13 |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes (average) 7.3/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 86% · Metacritic 78/100 · TMDB users 6.4/10 |
| Budget | $30 million |
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| Country | Streaming on (price a month) |
|---|---|
| Australia | ARD/ZDF |
| Canada | Tubi |
| Ireland | Skygo |
| Italy | Prime Video €4.99 |
| Japan | Prime Video ¥600 JPY, Hulu, U-NEXT ¥2189 JPY |
| San Marino | Prime Video |
| South Korea | Watcha, Tving ₩10900 |
| United Kingdom | Skygo |
| Vatican City | Prime Video |
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What kind of watch this is
James Gray directs a 141-minute drama about a British officer who cannot stop looking for a city that does not appear on any map. The tone is dry, patient, and slightly detached, treating obsession as a form of rigor rather than madness. It is a film about the distance between evidence and belief. If you like history that refuses to be tidy, press play.
What the critics said
Critics largely warmed to the film. Rotten Tomatoes reports an 86% positive score, based on 250 reviews. The site’s consensus praises the stately pace and visual grandeur, calling Charlie Hunnam’s turn "masterful." Metacritic assigns a 78 out of 100, a score that signals generally favorable reviews. Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter called it "a rare piece of contemporary classical cinema." Joe Morgenstern of The Wall Street Journal found the script clumsy, leaving Hunnam "not very interesting." It is a film that divides on its own terms.
How it did with audiences
The Lost City of Z cost $30 million to make. It pulled in $19.3 million worldwide, split between $8.6 million in the United States and Canada and $10.7 million elsewhere. That is a deficit of $10.7 million, a figure that suggests the studio’s accountant needed a long weekend. On TMDB, users rate it 6.4 out of 10. The film opened in France before hitting the US, where it started on four screens before expanding to 614. Audiences gave it a pass, one theater at a time.
What came next for the cast
Robert Pattinson arrived fresh from the Twilight saga. By 2019, he was in The Lighthouse. That pivot suggests a deliberate shedding of type. Charlie Hunnam moved from Pacific Rim to The Gentlemen. Tom Holland, meanwhile, cemented his identity as a superhero, stepping into the Marvel Cinematic Universe shortly after this film. The credits cannot say this movie caused those shifts. They can only note the trajectory.
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Sources
- The Lost City of Z on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q20814623 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “The Lost City of Z (film)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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