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The Year of Living Dangerously

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The Year of Living Dangerously (1983)

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Reviews Counted:23

Fresh:22

Rotten:1

Average Rating:7.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Romance and drama play out against the backdrop of political strife in Indonesia in the 1960s. Mel Gibson plays an Australian journalist, Guy Hamilton, on his first important outing abroad.... Romance and drama play out against the backdrop of political strife in Indonesia in the 1960s. Mel Gibson plays an Australian journalist, Guy Hamilton, on his first important outing abroad. Arriving in Jakarta in '65, shortly before the coup that all but deposed president Sukarno, Guy is immediately thrust into a hot bed of political turmoil. With the help of Chinese-Australian photographer Billy Kwan, Guy is exposed to the highest strata of political society. After getting romantically involved with a British diplomat, he resists leaving the war torn country until it's too late, in spite of entreats. [More]

Starring: Mel Gibson, Sigourney Weaver, Linda Hunt, Michael Murphy

Starring: Mel Gibson, Sigourney Weaver, Linda Hunt, Michael Murphy

Director: Peter Weir

Director: Peter Weir

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Combining political intrigue, steamy romance, and engaging characters, Peter Weir's well-crafted, highly enjoyable adventure is one of the few successful efforts to make a Casablanca-like movie for modern audiences.

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11/23/04
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11/12/04
Rebecca Murray
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Biting, tense Weir film--factually based

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10/19/04
Steve Crum
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Kansas City Kansan

With director Peter Weir applying the lighter fluid, Mel Gibson and Sigourney Weaver ignite with a chemistry that goes ... into the realm of star quality

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02/08/04
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08/22/03
Carol Cling
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Las Vegas Review-Journal

...a reasonably entertaining time-filler...

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08/01/03
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02/03/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
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Outstanding political thriller -- and plenty hot, to boot

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