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.

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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

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Jeremy R

One of the best movies ever made. I have watched this more times than I know. They don’t make movies like this anymore. Salute to all 90s kids and movies 🫡

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/27/25

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Steven L

This was the first time that I had noticed the star Daniel Day-Lewis in a movie, and he absolutely blew me away. He is 100% believable as Hawkeye, the white son of a wandering Native American Hunter. This film is emotional, features a brilliant score, And is based on a classic American novel. They’ve been other adaptations of the story, but for sure, heart, wrenching drama, and action, this is the best version to watch.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/23/25

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Ryan B

Objectively not a good movie. The soundtrack? The sound editing in general? What HAPPENED? No character is more than barely developed, the 'dramatic' scenes do almost nothing to elicit emotion from the viewer, and even DDL couldn't bring this movie to a three-star level of overall acting. Madeline Stowe was the (only) highlight, in her five scenes with dialogue or so. If you put this film on, and at any point, you start to consider changing it to The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie, or 50 First Dates, or anything short of the actual Hallmark Channel, feel free to just go for it.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/22/25

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Miles O

I don't think it's Daniel Day Lewis' best performance, but it's still an epic film.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/17/25

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Eye C

Not quite the action I expected, I remembered more epic I must say. In the end the movie is great, slow, but great.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/11/25

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Fer S

It is not bad, the plot is quite good, but I got bored and the character introduction is confusing as hell. The battle choreography could have been much better.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/04/25

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Michael Mann

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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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