2003 · 2h 18m · Action, Adventure, Drama
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Directed byPeter Weir
IMDb
7.5
260K votes
Metacritic
81
critics
Rotten Tomatoes
85%
critics
Box office
$212M
1.4x its $150M budget
Released Nov 14, 2003 by 20th Century Studios and Miramax
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Critics vs the crowd
Critics (Metacritic)81
Audience (IMDb x 10)75
Critics liked it more than audiences did, by 6 points.
Top billed
Cast
- Russell CroweCapt. Jack Aubrey
- Paul BettanyDr. Stephen Maturin, Surgeon
- Billy BoydBarrett Bonden, Coxswain
- James D'Arcy1st Lt. Tom Pullings
- Edward Woodall2nd Lt. William Mowett
- Chris LarkinCapt. Howard, Royal Marines
- Max PirkisBlakeney, Midshipman
- Jack RandallBoyle, Midshipman
- Max BenitzCalamy, Midshipman
- Lee InglebyHollom, Midshipman
Crew
- Director
- Peter Weir
- Cinematography
- Russell Boyd
- Editing
- Lee Smith
11 nominations, 3 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Production Design · Academy Awards 2004Art Direction: William Sandell; Set Decoration: Robert Gould
- WonBest Cinematography · Academy Awards 2004Russell Boyd
- NominatedBest Visual Effects · Academy Awards 2004Dan Sudick, Stefen Fangmeier, Nathan McGuinness and Robert Stromberg
- NominatedBest Picture · Academy Awards 2004Samuel Goldwyn, Jr., Peter Weir and Duncan Henderson, Producers
- NominatedBest Director · Academy Awards 2004Peter Weir
- NominatedBest Film Editing · Academy Awards 2004Lee Smith
- NominatedBest Costume Design · Academy Awards 2004Wendy Stites
- NominatedBest Sound · Academy Awards 2004Paul Massey, D.M. Hemphill and Arthur Rochester
- WonBest Sound Editing · Academy Awards 2004Richard King
- NominatedBest Makeup and Hairstyling · Academy Awards 2004Edouard Henriques III and Yolanda Toussieng
- WonBest Director · BAFTA Film Awards 2004Peter Weir
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