The Luminaries (2020) Reviews & Ratings

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The Luminaries reviews

The Luminaries holds a 6.6/10 average from 90 TMDB ratings.

Deadwood in New Zealand mixed with Taboo. Set in colonial New Zealand during the discovery of gold, we follow 2 people, newly arrived in New Zealand, who have set out to try to make their fortunes. Hewson and Patel are great as the leads, as is the always reliable Csokas (highly under-rated as an actor IMO). But it is the sumptuous Eva Green who steals every scene she is in, especially in the seance. The plot feels…
— sykobanana (7/10)

The 19th-century tale of love, murder and revenge as men and women travel across the world to make their fortunes on the wild West Coast of New Zealand's South Island.

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