2015 · 157 min · R

The Revenant

Name: The Revenant
Genre: Western, Drama, Adventure
Released: 2015
Duration: 157 min
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson, Will Poulter, Forrest Goodluck

Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu · Western, Drama, Adventure

The Revenant (2015) is a Western film, directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu set during the 1800s, in winter. It runs 157 minutes and is rated R.

A survival and western, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of revenge, survival, and grief & loss run throughout.

Composer

Ryuichi SakamotoAlva Noto

Cinematography

Emmanuel Lubezki

Cast

Leonardo DiCaprioTom HardyDomhnall GleesonWill PoulterForrest GoodluckDuane HowardArthur RedcloudMelaw Nakehk'o

The world of this film

Setting

Wilderness Mountain

When

1800s

Season

Winter

Premise & themes

Premise

Survival Western

Themes

Revenge Survival Grief & Loss

Tone

BleakTense

Shape

Protagonist

Solo LeadAntihero

Pacing

Measured

Dialogue

Sparse Quiet

Based on

Inspired By Real Events

2010
127 Hours
Utah — 2000s
Wilderness · Desert · Undergrounddir. Danny Boyle
2019
1917
France — 1910s
Undergrounddir. Sam Mendes
1972
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Peru — 1700s
Wilderness · Coastal Seadir. Werner Herzog
1979
Alien
Space — Far Future
Off Worlddir. Ridley Scott
2000
Amores Perros
Mexico City — 1990s
Urbandir. Alejandro G. Iñárritu
2014
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
New York City — 2010s
Urbandir. Alejandro G. Iñárritu

The Revenant

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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