The courage to do the impossible lies in the hearts of men.
After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the British Royal Navy begins a chase over two oceans to capture or destroy the enemy, though he must weigh his commitment to duty and ferocious pursuit of glory against the safety of his devoted crew, including the ship's thoughtful surgeon, his best friend.
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) is a adventure, drama and war film directed by Peter Weir, released on November 14, 2003 with a runtime of 2h 18m. It stars Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, James D'Arcy and Robert Pugh. Viewers rate it 7.2 out of 10 across 3,651 ratings.
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Russell Crowe
as Captain Jack Aubrey
Paul Bettany
as Dr. Stephen Maturin
James D'Arcy
as 1st Lt. Thomas Pullings
Robert Pugh
as Mr. Allen, Master
David Threlfall
as Preserved Killick, Captain's Steward
Lee Ingleby
as Midshipman Hollom
Max Pirkis
as Midshipman Blakeney
Max Benitz
as Midshipman Calamy
Billy Boyd
as Barrent Bonden, Coxswain
Edward Woodall
as 2nd Lt. William Mowett
Chris Larkin
as Captain Howard, Royal Marines
George Innes
as Joe Plaice, Able Seaman
Directed by Peter Weir, written by John Collee, Peter Weir and Patrick O'Brian, produced by Samuel Goldwyn Jr., Duncan Henderson and Peter Weir.
Average viewer score of 7.2/10 from 3,651 ratings.
For England, for home, and for the prize! Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is directed by Peter Weir, it stars Russell Crowe as Jack Aubrey and Paul Bettany as Stephen Maturin. It is spliced from various novels in the Aubrey–Maturin series written by Patrick O'Brian. The film takes place during 1805, during the Napoleonic Wars and finds Captain Jack Aubrey and the crew of British frigate HMS Surprise…
Reviewed on January 20, 2019
This is a rousing sea yarn with great camera work, but it also shows comraderie and relationships in a realistic way on board a British fighting ship. As happens sometimes but not always, I enjoyed this movie more than I liked the book it was based upon. O'Brian has written a lot of great sea tales, but this one confused me. I felt like checking to see if the pages were in the correct order. The story seems…
Reviewed on April 4, 2020
I enjoyed <em>'Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'</em>. The early scenes are surprisingly (given the relatively close release dates) similar to fellow 2003 release <em>'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'</em>, with a hidden enemy ship spotted amid foggy conditions and then one person spots unexpected cannon fire and tells others to duck... there are even main characters named Jack…
Reviewed on August 12, 2022
What you have here is Crowe still thinking that he's the greatest actor that ever lived. That all takes away the fun of a movie that had the potential to be a high seas epic like, say, Captain Blood. Peter Weir lets Crowe go crazy and you can almost taste the ego dripping out of the pours of every seen, so much so that he doesn't allow Paul Bettany to shine and he's a good actor in his own right, as is James D'Arcy…
Reviewed on January 14, 2023
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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) is available to stream on Apple TV and Apple TV Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) includes Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, James D'Arcy, Robert Pugh and David Threlfall. The film was directed by Peter Weir. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World was released on November 14, 2003 and runs for 2h 18m.
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) holds an average rating of 7.2 out of 10 from 3,651 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy adventure, drama and war films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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