Explorer (film)

Explorer is a 2022 biographical documentary film about the life and exploits of British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, directed by Matthew Dyas.

For other uses, see Explorer (disambiguation).
Explorer
Directed byMatthew Dyas
Starring
CinematographyChris Openshaw
Edited by
  • Ben Stark
  • Charlie Hawryliw
Music byRebekka Karijord
Production
companies
  • British Film Institute (BFI)
  • Good Productions
  • Universal Pictures Content Group
Distributed byUniversal Pictures Content Group
Release date
  • July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14)
Running time
113 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Synopsis

The film includes both contemporary and archive footage and covers many of aspects of Fiennes' life including self-amputation of his fingers due to frostbite, involvement in the Dhofar Rebellion, leading the Transglobe expedition, being booted out of the SAS, running 7 marathons on 7 days on 7 continents, auditioning for James Bond, and reflections on his personal and family life.[1]

Cast

Release

Box office

Explorer was released to theatres on July 14, 2022. It was released to video on August 30, 2022.[3]

Critical reception

The film holds a metacritic score of 81 denoting reviews as "universal acclaim"[4] which includes a 3 star review by Cath Clarke for the Guardian[5] and a 5 star review by Robbie Collin for the Telegraph.[6]

Empire contributor Ian Freer gave a 4 star rating, writing "If it adds little in the way of dissenting voices or a different viewpoint, Explorer tells the tale of a remarkable, stranger-than-fiction life and emerges as an affecting, entertaining portrait of a true eccentric".[7] Nell Minow for RogerEbert.com gave the film a 3.5 star rating writing that the "organization of the film is distracting" however the subject is "never less than enthralling".[8]

References
  1. Dyas, Matt (director) (July 14, 2022). Explorer (Motion picture). Universal Pictures.
  2. "Explorer Synopsis". Explorer-Movie. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  3. "Explorer (2022)". The Numbers. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  4. "Explorer". metacritic. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  5. Clarke, Cath. "Explorer review – Ranulph Fiennes on frostbite, family and James Bond". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  6. Collin, Robbie. "Explorer, review: a magnificently-hewn tribute to the life of Sir Ranulph Fiennes". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  7. Freer, Ian. "Explorer Review". Empire Online. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  8. Minow, Nell. "Explorer". Roger Ebert. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
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