The Last of the Mohicans

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The Last of the Mohicans

R

Released Sep 25, 1992

1h 54m

History

Drama

Adventure

War

Romance

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The last members of a dying Native American tribe, the Mohicans -- Uncas (Eric Schweig), his father Chingachgook (Russell Means), and his adopted half-white brother Hawkeye (Daniel Day-Lewis) -- live in peace alongside British colonists. But when the daughters (Madeleine Stowe, Jodhi May) of a British colonel are kidnapped by a traitorous scout, Hawkeye and Uncas must rescue them in the crossfire of a gruesome military conflict of which they wanted no part: the French and Indian War.

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Critics Consensus

The Last of the Mohicans is a breathless romantic adventure that plays loose with James Fenimore Cooper's novel -- and comes out with a richer action movie for it.

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Catherine Dunphy

Toronto Star

Anchored by a performance of almost Zen-like calm and focus by a lithe Daniel Day-Lewis and another of muted but fierce intensity by Madeleine Stowe, it is nothing less than a cinematic second coming.

Dec 15, 2023

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Alexander Walker

London Evening Standard

A film that restores to the screen what it used to do best: grandeur of scale, intimacy of people, generosity of emotion, a subtext of saga and legend. Oh hell, what’s the word for it? Yes, “epic.”

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Eleanor Ringel Cater

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

In a sense, Mr. Mann has returned to the very roots of motion pictures. With its tumultuous flow of music and images, “Mohicans” is like a long-lost something from the era of silent movies.

Dec 15, 2023

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Terry Lawson

Dayton Daily News

The rest of us can revel in what is certainly the best historically minded Hollywood movie since Glory, one that respects the intelligence of its story, its characters and its audience.

Rated: 4/4

Dec 15, 2023

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Arion Berger

L.A. Weekly

As an amoral and anti-political period piece, deeply invested in the futility of war, the movie's brute splendor is all the more moving because it's so extravagantly doomed.

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Hal Lipper

Tampa Bay Times

The Last of the Mohicans is grand entertainment. Romantic, exciting, though unremittingly violent at times, it is rich in frontier lore and in its respect for the land that conquering settlers too often take for granted.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 15, 2023

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PiuteJumper

It’s interesting to me that it won the 1993 Academy Award for sound because the sound was terrible at times. Now the music score was fine, the overall sound not so much.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/28/25

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Kim P

Acting, directing, cinematography, the score...all excellent!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/08/25

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Andrew L

Absolute classic. One of my top 5 of all time. Try and find a decent copy of the theatrical version tho. The directors and extended cuts are too dark and make some other weird editing choices.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/07/25

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Evan W

A timeless classic. The audio soundtrack is stellar as well. If you haven’t seen this movie by now do yourself a favor and watch it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/28/25

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Audience Member

A timeless classic with amazing characters. Still holds up today.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/27/25

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JJ S

The 12% that somehow didn’t like this movie probably don’t like anything. I’ve seen it many times, and just watched for the first time in probably 20 years, and WOW it holds up. Such a great historical epic!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/15/25

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Synopsis

The last members of a dying Native American tribe, the Mohicans -- Uncas (Eric Schweig), his father Chingachgook (Russell Means), and his adopted half-white brother Hawkeye (Daniel Day-Lewis) -- live in peace alongside British colonists. But when the daughters (Madeleine Stowe, Jodhi May) of a British colonel are kidnapped by a traitorous scout, Hawkeye and Uncas must rescue them in the crossfire of a gruesome military conflict of which they wanted no part: the French and Indian War.

Director: Michael Mann
Producer: Michael Mann, Hunt Lowry
Screenwriter: James Fenimore Cooper, John L. Balderston, Paul Perez, Philip Dunne, Michael Gutmann, Michael Mann, Christopher Crowe
Distributor: Fox, 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Morgan Creek Productions
Rating: R
Genre: History, Drama, Adventure, War, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 25, 1992, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $72.2M
Runtime: 1h 54m
Sound Mix: Surround

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