The Lost City of Z fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, no humor.
Tense and spectacular
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Wondrous
Serious throughout
History, a real life story, and mystery
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography
Tense and spectacular
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Lost City of Z is tense and spectacular. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
History, a real life story, and mystery
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, a real life story, and mystery. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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The Lost City of Z is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, and Amazon MX Player. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 73/100 (IMDb 6.6, Rotten Tomatoes 85%, and Metacritic 78). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
2 h 21 min
The Lost City of Z runs 2 h 21 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Critics rate The Lost City of Z higher (82) than audiences (65). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
No. It cost about $30 million to make and earned $9 million worldwide, 29% of its budget.
It was made in English, with some German, Portuguese, Spanish. Produced in United States, XI.
+40GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Lost City of Z in 54 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 33 storytelling tropes for The Lost City of Z, including In Harmony with Nature, Hate Sink, Bait-and-Switch.
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