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The New World (2005) — Stream on Howdy · CriticCrunch

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The New World

Movie2005·151 min

The New World

Directed by Terrence Malick

Drama History Romance

An Oscar-nominated drama history film directed by Terrence Malick.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 70%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.5/10

1K ratings

About The New World

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

Pacing: Slow-burn (1 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Epic (9 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Contemplative, Stylized
Story Tags: social injustice, forbidden love, early modern, historical event, american regional, wilderness, romantic partners, battlefield combat, outsider misfit, everyman, fish out of water, tragedy arc, slow burn reveal, forbidden star crossed

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Details

Director: Terrence Malick
Language: English

Cast

Colin Farrell, Q'orianka Kilcher, Christopher Plummer

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Awards

◆Oscar Nominee — Best Cinematography (2005)

How The New World Ranks

All movies

Top 70%

2000s movies

Top 63%

Drama movies

Top 71%

Terrence Malick films#6 of 10

Top 70% All movies.

the vibe

The New World Vibe

What it feels like

slow-burnbittersweetmoderatelayeredseriousepicearnestcontemplativestylized

What it's about

pacing

slow-burn 1/9slow-burn 1/9

tone

texture

contemplativequiet

fish out of water

tragedy arc

slow-burn reveal

social injustice

forbidden love

outsider misfit

everyman

romantic partners

historical event

battlefield combat

forbidden star crossed

american regional

wilderness

early modern

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

epic 9/9epic 9/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9