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66 out of 100

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7.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 51 Ratings

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  • Starring: Colin Farrell, Ed Harris
  • Summary: When they escape a Siberian labor camp in 1940 seven courageous multi-national prisoners discover the true meaning of friendship as their epic journey takes them across thousands of miles of hostile terrain en-route to India and their freedom. (Exclusive Media Group)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
  1. Boxoffice Magazine
    Reviewed by: Pete Hammond
    Jan 19, 2011
    90
    A grueling, stunningly photographed story.
  2. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Dan Kois
    Jan 22, 2011
    88
    The Way Back diligently catalogs the outrages through which extreme cold, hunger and thirst put the body, and Weir's camera finds the terrible beauty in his actors' chapped lips, windburned cheeks and tenderized feet.
  3. Time Out New York
    Reviewed by: Joshua Rothkopf
    Jan 18, 2011
    60
    The Way Back then takes its time, creeping through gorgeous locations in Bulgaria, Morocco and Pakistan, and basically feeling like a two-hour-plus version of the desert scene from "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly."

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. pandateddybear
    10
    Really enjoyed it.. Great adventure and very entertaining great performance by great actors. Great pictures and bluray version looks great! highly recommended!… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. quillber
    10
    gruelling true life prison escape and ensuing journey. i found saoirse ronan's performance particularly touching. beautiful, moving, in parts humorous snapshot of 1940's wartime madness.… Expand
    • 2 of 2 users said yes
  3. Falling_Hammer
    10
    What would you do to survive? Would you become an animal that will do anything to survive or would there still be some humanity left in you? Would you rely on good will of other people or would you just look after yourself? Would you be ruthless, merciless, without any sympathy to other beings or would you show mercy, offer shelter, give food even if you know that it will lead to your death? This is a film that brings out these questions and let's you answer them for yourself. A gripping film with good acting and in my opinion one of better film that have came out this year.… Expand
    • 2 of 2 users said yes

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