Summary
One man must learn the meaning of courage across four lifetimes centuries apart.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Drop-in friendly
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+10)
Critics 44Audiences 54GoodWatch 48
Tomatometer54%
Metascore33
User score6.6
IMDb5.3
Audience score43%
Box office
13%of its budget back
- Budget
- $40 M
- Worldwide
- $5 M
Worldwide it made back $5 M of the $40 M it cost.
Running time
2 h 2 min
A typical length for dramas, +13 min on the typical 109
typical 109122Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 14 more
Released
1994
May 6, 1994
32 years ago
Genres
DramaComedyFantasyLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
Scottish GaelicMade in
Japan
United Kingdom- United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 77
Robin WilliamsHector
Theresa RussellThe Storyteller
John TurturroLucinnius
Anna GalienaBeatrice
Vincent D'OnofrioPriest
Héctor ElizondoDom Paulo
Lorraine BraccoAnna
Lindsay CrouseJanet
Jonathan HydeFrancisco
Bill NighyJulian- GMGrace MahlabaThalia
Lizzy McInnernyUrsula
William H. MacyBoris
John FinnDetective Cobb
José PérezSantiago
David ProvalGeorge
Kelly HunterDeirdre- MJMaudie JohnsonBambina
- MJMax JohnsonBambino
Robert CarlylePriest- EMEoin McCarthyLeader
- IAIrvine AllenRaider
- IAIain AndrewsRaider
- RCRobert CavanahRaider
Directing · 1
- Bill Forsyth Director, Writer
Production · 5
- Robert F. Colesberry Producer
- David Puttnam Producer
- Sharon Howard-Field Casting
- Susie Figgis Casting
- Steve Norris Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Michael Coulter Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Michael Ellis Editor
Sound · 4
- Michael Gibbs Original Music Composer
- Louis Kramer Sound Mixer
- Nelson Stoll Sound Mixer
- Rodney Glenn Sound Editor
Art · 1
- Norman Garwood Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- Sandy Powell Costume Design
- Paul Engelen Makeup Supervisor
- Daniel Parker Makeup Artist
- Lisa Tomblin Hairstylist
- Lynda Armstrong Makeup Artist
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