Gold

"Prove 'em all wrong"

2016 2h 0m EN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 1,803

AdventureDramaThriller

Synopsis

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Kenny Wells, a modern-day prospector, hustler, and dreamer, is desperate for a lucky break. Left with few options, Wells teams up with an equally luckless geologist to execute a grandiose, last-ditch effort: to find gold deep in the uncharted jungle of Indonesia.

“Prove 'em all wrong”

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Where to watch · US

Cast

Matthew McConaughey
Kenny Wells
Bryce Dallas Howard
Kay
Edgar Ramírez
Michael Acosta
Timothy Simons
Jackson
Michael Landes
Binkert
Stacy Keach
Clive Coleman
Rachael Taylor
Rachel Hill
Bruce Greenwood
Mark Hancock

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stephen Gaghan
Writers: Patrick Massett, John Zinman
Languages: English, Indonesian
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 74% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Indonesian.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Stephen Gaghan, shot by Robert Elswit. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Daniel Pemberton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Douglas Crise shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Matthew McConaughey and Bryce Dallas Howard and Edgar Ramírez carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Prove 'em all wrong".

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The take

Stephen Gaghan directs. Robert Elswit behind the camera. Daniel Pemberton scores. Douglas Crise cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Indonesian.

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1Earned back only 74% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 10 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Indonesian.
4Directed by Stephen Gaghan, shot by Robert Elswit. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Daniel Pemberton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Douglas Crise shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Matthew McConaughey and Bryce Dallas Howard and Edgar Ramírez carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Prove 'em all wrong".
9IMDB entry: tt1800302 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 12 themes, including "gold", "fraud", "wall street", "mining".

The technical file

Cinematography: Robert Elswit
Original score: Daniel Pemberton
Editing: Douglas Crise
Production design: Maria Djurkovic
Makeup / hair: Teri Ann Uccan
VFX supervisor: Jean-Michel Boublil
Sound: Laura Wiest
Stunt coordinator: Al Goto
Runtime: 120 min · 2h 0m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $20,000,000
Box office: $14,880,939
Return: 74% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Gold (2016)

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Reno2017-11-04
★ 8/10
Treasure hunt meets the wall street! Loosely based on the real. It's both a treasure hunt film, and a wall street tale. The great mix of two made it a fine film. Wall street based films always fascinates the grown-ups. So do this film. Matthew McConaughey playing in one of two main role, I thought it should have been called 'Fool's Gold 2'. You will know why I said that once you watch it, or maybe you know it already. But the end twist was something different, changed everything. The man who inherited the family business of mining, is now in the crisis of losing everything. His final move is to join the hand with another man struggling as same as he is. They both pull off successfully the initial hiccup. And after a long struggle, seems they had hit a bullseye. The lives have changed forever or is it! Another trouble follows them, following, the story reaches the end with a twist. At first, I thought it was like in the line of 'There Will Be Blood'. As the narration progresses, the gear changed between the two worlds. One being in the US and then in Indonesian Jungle. I thought the end should have been little more detail, but it still worked fine.An underrated film for sure. If it was a DiCaprio film, it would have been highly praised. Actually, I liked it. Well written screenplay and performances. Matthew McConaughey was awesome. We talk about actor like Johnny Depp for playing roles in awesome costumes, but this guy turned the roles to reality. It's either 'Dallas Buyer's Club' or this or any others. He deserves well respect more the big names right now. Thousand times better than accidental actor, DiCaprio. Edgar Ramirez was also good. Bryce Dallas Howard had an important role as well. Overall, This is one of the films not to miss from the 2016 calender. It could have been a box office bomb, but definitely will be recognised as the time pass by. I would surely suggest it to anybody. 8/10

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