Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

6.8	Listal rating
7.4	IMDB rating

Directed by

Peter Weir

Starring (View all)

Russell Crowe

Capt. Jack Aubrey

Paul Bettany

Dr. Stephen Maturin, Surgeon

James D'Arcy

1st Lt. Tom Pullings

Edward Woodall

2nd Lt. William Mowett

Chris Larkin

Capt. Howard, Royal Marines

Max Pirkis

Blakeney, Midshipman

Jack Randall

Boyle, Midshipman

Max Benitz

Calamy, Midshipman

Written by (View all)

Patrick O'Brian

(novels)

Peter Weir

(screenplay)

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Age of Sail masterpiece

6 years, 5 months ago at Dec 14 10:19

Prelude

2 votes

The story is set in 1805, and Napoleon and his French empire have Europe in their grasp, and bloody and deadly battles occur between the British Royal Navy and Napoleon's warships. Russel Crowe is captain of a British frigate, and the plot revolves in his determination to pursue and destroy one of France's most powerful warship, which has faster speed and greater firepower than his ship. He chas... read more

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6 years ago at May 11 6:48

The Flagship

2 votes

I managed to find a couple of hours to squeeze this film in last night and I wasn't really disappointed. I have something of a soft spot for naval stories. I do think this film could have offered more though.

Something of an annoyance was that Russel Crowe's character was utterly infallible throughout the whole film. That meant the typical hollywood happy ending was inevitable and p... read more

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2 years, 7 months ago at Oct 23 17:26

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Russell Crowe is exceptional and plays a great captain and you can always count on him to be a leader. From this film, if I was on the boat, in that crew, with him as a captain..I'd have no worries.
Paul Bettany is always the man. Especially when it comes to supporting roles. The bond between him and Crowe is intriguing and awesome. You really feel for the hardships and sacrifices the crew... read more

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During the Napoleonic Wars, a British frigate, HMS Surprise, and a much larger French warship, the Acheron, with greater fire power, stalk each other off of the coast of South America.

Release date : 14 November 2003
UPC: 024543114307

Adventure (29), Drama (26), War (22), Action (21), 2003 (15), Historical (14), 2000s (11), Naval (10), Military (8), Ship (7), (7), Ocean (6), British (6), Sea (5), History (5), Napoleonic Wars (4), Based On A Novel (4), Navy (4), Expedition (4), English (4)

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dannyjai posted a review 6 days, 16 hours ago

“Master and Commander is based on the Patrick O' Brian, The Aubrey–Maturin series. This movie is a brilliant masterpiece, the story rich the action stunning the acting brilliant. The story follows Capt. Jack Aubrey as he sent on a mission to capture or destroy French privateer Acheron. This is a brilliant cat and mouse game all set on the high seas, with some really stunning scenery. The fight scenes between the two ships are out of this world, this is a really good movie to watch. Russell Crowe plays Jack, and Paul Bettany plays his best friend Stephen Maturin the ships doctor. Peter Weir brought not only the story to life with his brilliant Directing, but he also brought their friendship to life and their love of music. The music in the movie is quite good as well, if you like to escape” read more