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Apocalypto

2006 · Movie · 139 min

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Scores

  • Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer65%as of 2022-11-29
  • Rotten Tomatoes average6.5/10as of 2021-10-05
  • Metacritic68/100as of 2025-06-16

What it is

Apocalypto is a 2006 epic historical action-adventure film produced and directed by Mel Gibson, who co-wrote the screenplay with Farhad Safinia. The film features a cast of Indigenous and Mexican actors consisting of Rudy Youngblood, Raoul Trujillo, Mayra Sérbulo, Dalia Hernández, Gerardo Taracena, Jonathan Brewer, Rodolfo Palacios, Bernardo Ruiz Juarez, Ammel Rodrigo Mendoza, Ricardo Diaz Mendoza, and Israel

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Genres
Drama
Original language

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