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Summary
Twenty-something Richard travels to Thailand and finds himself in possession of a strange map. Rumours state that it leads to a solitary beach paradise, a tropical bliss - excited and intrigued, he sets out to find it.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+31)
Critics 32Audiences 63GoodWatch 48
Metascore43
Tomatometer21%
IMDb6.6
Letterboxd · 248 K ratings3.2/5
User score6.4
Audience score57%
Box office
3.6×its budget
- Budget
- $40 M
- Worldwide
- $144 M
Worldwide it earned $104 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 59 min
A typical length for dramas, +10 min on the typical 109
typical 109119Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 60 countries, rent or buy in 26 more
+50Released
2000
February 3, 2000
26 years ago
Genres
DramaAdventureRomanceThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchCroatianSwedishThaiMade in
United Kingdom
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
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Leonardo DiCaprioRichard
Virginie LedoyenFrançoise
Guillaume CanetÉtienne
Tilda SwintonSal
Staffan KihlbomChristo
Paterson JosephKeaty
Peter Youngblood HillsZeph
Robert CarlyleDaffy
Jerry SwindallSammy
Lars Arentz-HansenBugs
Jukka HiltunenKarl
Magnus LindgrenSten
Daniel York LohHustler
Daniel CaltagironeUnhygienix
Zelda TinskaSonja
Victoria SmurfitWeather Girl- SGSamuel GoughGuitarist
- SPSomboon PhutarothHousekeeper
- PPPatcharawan PatarakijjanonHotel Receptionist
- KKKaneung KeniaFarmer
- SCSanya CheunjitFarmer
- W'Weeratham 'Norman' WichairaksakuiDetective
- KTKrongthong ThampradithWoman with Keys
Hélène de FougerollesHélène
Directing · 6
- Danny Boyle Director
- Anna Worley Script Supervisor
- Andrea Slater Third Assistant Director
- Richard Styles Second Assistant Director
- George Walker Second Assistant Director
- Nick Heckstall-Smith First Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- John Hodge Screenplay
- Alex Garland Novel
Production · 9
- Andrew Macdonald Producer
- Gail Stevens Casting
- Callum McDougall Co-Producer
- Kate Dowd Local Casting
- Santa Pestonji Production Supervisor
- Jo Burn Unit Production Manager
Camera · 6
- Darius Khondji Director of Photography
- Peter Mountain Still Photographer
- Mike Valentine Underwater Director of Photography
- Peter Robertson Steadicam Operator
- Graham Hall "B" Camera Operator
- Shaun Evans Focus Puller
Editing · 4
- Masahiro Hirakubo Editor
- Yvan Lucas Color Timer
- Paul Knight First Assistant Editor
- Neil Williams First Assistant Editor
Sound · 20
- Angelo Badalamenti Original Music Composer
- Glenn Freemantle Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor
- Christopher Ackland Foley Editor
- Graham Daniel Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Peter Baldock Sound Effects Editor
- Shaznay Lewis Songs
Art · 8
- Andrew McAlpine Production Design
- Anna Pinnock Set Decoration
- Ray Barrett Construction Manager
- Kuladee 'Gai' Suchatanun Art Direction
- Rod McLean Supervising Art Director
- Vasu Kantatham Construction Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up · 9
- Rachael Fleming Costume Design
- Polly Earnshaw Makeup Artist
- Stephen Noble Costume Supervisor
- Mark Coulier Prosthetic Designer
- Siân Grigg Makeup Artist
- Tapio Salmi Hairdresser
Visual Effects · 2
- Drew Jones Digital Effects Producer
- Clive Beard Special Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 2
- Alex Scott Gaffer
- Robin Brigham Electrician
Other crew · 12
- Marc Boyle Stunt Coordinator
- Eunice Huthart Stunts
- Jamie Edgell Stunts
- Joey Box Stunts
- Arthur Dunne Transportation Coordinator
- John Nixon Armorer
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