The New World

The New World

2005 · 151 min · EN · PG-13 · 6.5 (1,276 votes)
Dir. Terrence Malick · Starring Colin Farrell, Q'orianka Kilcher, Christopher Plummer, Christian Bale, August Schellenberg, Wes Studi · Music James Horner

Once discovered, it was changed forever.

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A drama about explorer John Smith and the clash between Native Americans and English settlers in the 17th century.

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This film is a deeply immersive, poetic journey into a nascent world. It feels like a dream, filled with breathtaking natural beauty and a profound sense of longing and discovery. The experience is both grand and intimately human, a meditation on connection, loss, and the clash of worlds.

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native americannative american attackinterracial romancecolonialismvirginiabritish colonialnew world17th century
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