The Revenant (2015)
Western, Drama, Adventure
The Kernel take
A 76 Metascore on a $135M budget that's grossed over half a billion dollars worldwide suggests critics were reasonably enthusiastic about a film audiences clearly wanted to see, though the critical reception didn't quite match the commercial momentum.
Director track record: Alejandro G. Iñárritu
The Revenant (76) sits well above Alejandro G. Iñárritu's own 69-point average across 7 scored films — a strong showing for the director, though it trails his best-reviewed work, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (87).
Lead track record: Leonardo DiCaprio
The Revenant (76) sits well above Leonardo DiCaprio's own 65.2-point average across 25 scored films — one of his best-reviewed works to date, though it falls short of his highest-rated film, One Battle After Another (95).
Box office
Budget $135M · Box office $533M