Apocalypto (2006) movie poster

Apocalypto (2006)

"No one can outrun their destiny."
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👍 91%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 66%
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Runtime
2h 18m
Rated
R
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.6/10 (6,128 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
65%
Metacritic
68

Cast

Rudy Youngblood as Jaguar Paw
Raoul Max Trujillo as Zero Wolf · 70% avg
Gerardo Taracena as Middle Eye · 75% avg
Iazua Larios as Sky Flower
Antonio Monroy as Chilam
María Isabel Díaz Lago as Mother in Law
Dalia Hernández as Seven
Jonathan Brewer as Blunted

Is Apocalypto good?

Yes. 91% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 66%, but audiences disagreed.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#46 / 1971 · Action
Rank in its year
#4 / 206 · 2006
Rank among its director's films
#3 / 6 · Mel Gibson

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

Set in the Mayan civilization, when a man's idyllic presence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, he is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression where a harrowing end awaits him. Through a twist of fate and spurred by the power of his love for his woman and his family he will make a desperate break to return home and to ultimately save his way of life. Wikipedia ↗

About the Film

Apocalypto is a 2006 American epic historical adventure directed by Mel Gibson. Set in Mesoamerica during the terminal decline of the Maya civilization, the film follows Jaguar Paw, played by Rudy Youngblood, a young hunter from a peaceful forest village who is captured by a raiding party from a nearby Maya city-state and marched to the capital for sacrifice. After narrowly escaping death atop a pyramid temple, Jaguar Paw must race through the jungle to return to his pregnant wife and young son, whom he hid in a deep pit before his capture, with pursuing warriors close behind.

Mel Gibson directed Apocalypto entirely in the Yucatec Maya language with an indigenous cast, an audacious creative choice for a major studio release that gave the film an authenticity and immediacy unique in historical cinema. The physical endurance demanded of the cast — running, fighting, and performing elaborate stunts in real jungle environments — was extraordinary. The depiction of Maya civilization was visually stunning, from the vast limestone cities to the elaborate costumes and body paint, though historians debated the film's conflation of different Maya historical periods.

Apocalypto earned $120 million worldwide on a $40 million budget.

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