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The New World

Play trailer Poster for The New World PG-13 2005 2h 29m History Drama Adventure Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
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Arriving with a British expedition in Virginia in 1607, Capt. John Smith (Colin Farrell) is captured by Native Americans. His life is spared thanks to Pocahontas (Q'orianka Kilcher), daughter of the tribe's chief. Smith and Pocahontas fall in love, to the mutual dismay of the Native Americans and the British. Smith is sent away, and his death is reported. An unhappy Pocahontas marries settler John Rolfe (Christian Bale). When Smith turns up alive, Pocahontas is torn between the two men.
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Despite arresting visuals and strong lead performances, The New World suffers from an unfocused narrative that will challenge viewers' attention spans over its 2 1/2 hours.

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Catherine Shoard Daily Telegraph (UK) Feb 12, 2020
All [Malick's] trademarks are present and correct: the swaying grass, the gurgling rivers, the trees, the birds, the internal monologues. They all fit. Go to Full Review
Matt Zoller Seitz House Next Door Mar 17, 2011
Just beautiful. Go to Full Review
Keith Uhlich House Next Door Jan 2, 2009
If I think I'm mostly going to keep coming back to [the 172-minute] cut (and I do hope, someday soon, for a Mr. Arkadin-like 3-cuts comparative DVD set) it's because it feels most fully realized. Go to Full Review
Elissa Suh Moviepudding (Substack) Dec 23, 2022
The New World is astounding in its beauty, marrying romantic haze to the ravishing vastness of the earth. Go to Full Review
Taylor Baker Drink in the Movies Aug 19, 2021
100/100
Snow drifts bleed into slight white flowers dotting branches, ladders lead toward the empty vast sky, men eat men, men betray and war with one another, and love exists... Go to Full Review
David Walsh World Socialist Web Site Feb 14, 2021
Malick has kept his distance from history and contemporary events. He pays a price for his 'timelessness.' There is little developed sense of the contemporary world and its specific problems in his film. Go to Full Review
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Ketemama B. @Ketemama May 23, 2026 It had the right ingredients. Great cast,, beautiful scenery and an interesting true story to base a screenplay on. But sadly it does not perform. I had to quit halfway through. Storyline focused 80% on the relationship between Smith and Pocahontas. There was so much other interesting material that they could have portrayed. I'm a history buff so I was really looking forward to seeing this. Having just got back from a trip to Jamestown. But it didn't pan out. See more
Nikki Z. @moviestar0013 Mar 2, 2026 So beautiful. One of my favorite movies. See more
Greg S @ManhattanProject Feb 19, 2026 Beautiful movie. Worth reading some wikipedia about Smith and the crew who landed in Virginia before watching. See more
Peter B @RT58516657 Feb 7, 2026 Desperately slow pace, but with inexplicable jumps in the narrative so you need to guess what happened in the missing sections. Just bad storytelling, which despite the pretty scenery makes an frustrating experience. See more
Patrick S @PatrickStruik Dec 13, 2025 The beautiful but sad story of Pocahontas. See more
thiago s @Thiagostone Nov 27, 2025 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more
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Terrence Malick

Director

Colin Farrell

John Smith

Christian Bale

John Rolfe

Q'orianka Kilcher

Pocahontas

Jason Aaron Baca

Parker

Greg Cooper

Boatman

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The New World

The New World (2005) The New World (2005) The New World (2005) Colin Farrell stars as Captain John Smith in Terrence Malick's "The New World" for New Line Cinema. The film is scheduled for Fall 2005 release. View more photos

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Synopsis Arriving with a British expedition in Virginia in 1607, Capt. John Smith (Colin Farrell) is captured by Native Americans. His life is spared thanks to Pocahontas (Q'orianka Kilcher), daughter of the tribe's chief. Smith and Pocahontas fall in love, to the mutual dismay of the Native Americans and the British. Smith is sent away, and his death is reported. An unhappy Pocahontas marries settler John Rolfe (Christian Bale). When Smith turns up alive, Pocahontas is torn between the two men.
Director
Terrence Malick
Producer
Sarah Green
Screenwriter
Terrence Malick
Distributor
New Line Cinema
Production Co
New Line Cinema, Sunflower Pictures
Rating
PG-13 (Some Intense Battle Sequences)
Genre
History, Drama, Adventure, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 20, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 1, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$12.7M
Runtime
2h 29m
Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS
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