Edge of the World

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Edge of the World

2021

1h 44m

Adventure

History

Drama

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In 1839, Brooke flees Victorian England to explore Borneo. After a pirate attack, Brooke allies with rival princes to seize a rebel fort. To save prisoners from beheading, Brooke agrees to be crowned Rajah. James begs the Royal Navy for a steamship to fight pirates, but the British want his kingdom as a colony. Makota's pirates massacre Brooke's capital, leaving James half-dead. To save his people, he must shed Englishness and embrace the jungle: "All of it, the beauty and the blood."

Critics Consensus

Although it falls short as a biopic of the fascinating figure at its center, Edge of the World offers a visually and dramatically engaging glimpse of Victorian-era colonialism.

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Phuong Le

Guardian

06/14/2021

2/5

Edge of the World might work as an ode to bygone swashbuckling classics, but Brooke deserves a much more nuanced biopic.

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Lindsey Bahr

Associated Press

06/05/2021

2.5/4

While it might not knock it out of the park, "Edge of the World" is still a very solid watch if a little slow-going and might also just inspire you to revisit some of the classics its indebted to which is its own small triumph.

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Michael Nordine

Variety

06/03/2021

If the film can't help but feel like a relic from a bygone era, that's ultimately part of its appeal - the sun may have finally set on the British Empire, but at least it hasn't yet set on this mode of storytelling.

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Toni Vall

Cinemanía (Spain)

08/25/2021

2/5

A rare bird, not because of what it's like but because it makes you ask: why was it made? [Full review in Spanish]

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Audrey Fox

JumpCut Online

08/19/2021

Despite the best efforts of the cast, Edge of the World rarely rises above a surface-level exploration of an iconoclastic, non-traditional English adventurer.

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Ayeen Forootan

In Review Online

06/23/2021

The film [is] an unbalanced mix of narrative clichés and simplistic action-adventure dramatics that proves absolutely enervating.

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Jeffrey P

@vanillavoodoo1 08/27/2024

Lacks depth and jumps right in and starts rolling... and not much happens on this tour through Borneo, until it is too late. It’s drama for the sake of drama; entertaining to some, a bore to others.

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Jerod S

@jeroduptown 08/09/2024

The British are taking over the jungle islands and Rhys Meyers is taking over the brutality of the tribes.

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Craig C

@RT64513945 02/23/2024

Not bad a little slow

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Andrea C

@Charst 05/16/2023

Racconto esotico che avrebbe un potenziale molto alto in termini di paesaggio, di fotografia e di avventura; ma che finisce col restare troppo attaccato alle morbose vicende dei protagonisti che appesantiscono notevolmente il prodotto. Senza dubbio la scena iniziale, con la scoperta del nuovo paesaggio dà quell'adrenalina che solo per pochi segmenti viene poi ritrovata. I dialoghi invece sono per lo più tediosi e pesanti; sempre alla ricerca di un dramma di cui non si avverte il bisogno. Anche il finale è piuttosto confuso, cerca costantemente dramma ed epicità, finendo per rendere tutto artificiale e lontano dalla realtà.

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jelisije j

@jjosifovic 02/12/2022

Based on an actually true story that at the end of the day left me wanting more from this satisfying story.

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12/02/2021

It was an interesting movie, I appreciated Jonathan's performance

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In 1839, Brooke flees Victorian England to explore Borneo. After a pirate attack, Brooke allies with rival princes to seize a rebel fort. To save prisoners from beheading, Brooke agrees to be crowned Rajah. James begs the Royal Navy for a steamship to fight pirates, but the British want his kingdom as a colony. Makota's pirates massacre Brooke's capital, leaving James half-dead. To save his people, he must shed Englishness and embrace the jungle: "All of it, the beauty and the blood."

Director: Michael Haussman
Producer: Rob Allyn, Conroy Chi-Chung Chan, Josie Ho
Screenwriter: Rob Allyn
Production Co: Margate House Films
Genre: Adventure, History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 4, 2021
Runtime: 1h 44m

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