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80,000 years ago a primitive tribe desperately guards its most valued possession, fire. they know how to tend it, how to use it, but its creation remains a mystery, During an attack by a neighbouring tribe their flame is lost and so begins an epic, obstacle-filled quest to find another source of the element so precious in their .. Read more

Starring	Everett McGill, Ron Perlman, Nicholas Kadi, Rae Dawn Chong
Director	Jean-Jacques Annaud
Genres	Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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- 'Body Language and Gestures by Desmond Morris; Special Languages Created by Anthony Burgess'. With these eye-catching... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:20
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  Hilarious !
  
  This is one of the funniest films i have ever had the fortune to stumble upon.I saw it on VHS many years ago.The tribe have no language as such, rather a series... read more »
  
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  - david jackson
  - Newcastle
  - 28 Aug 2005 at 11:38
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  Entertaining interpretation of life in the Stone Age.
  
  A much more believable portrayal of what life must have been like in the Stone Age than 'A Million Years B.C.' which let's face it was pure tripe! ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 11 Oct 2011 at 14:59
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  Revisting A Premier Experience
  
  Loved revisting this film I saw at a Premier at Leicester Square.
  
  An excellent portrayal of what it may have been like at that time.
  
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  - Woking
  - 14 Jul 2011 at 22:30
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  Smoke gets in your eyes.
  
  I really enjoyed this movie and was very glad to find a copy on Lovefilm. Hadn't seen it for years. I expected it to date really badly but couldn't have... read more »
  
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  - Aldershot
  - 16 Jun 2009 at 11:25
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  Brilliant
  
  Quite why this is supposed to be funny is quite beyond Me, it is an absolutely brilliant portrayal of what Neanderthal man's ascent from Ape to Humanoid ... read more »
  
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- - Clothahump
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  - Bridport
  - 15 Feb 2009 at 17:30
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  Don't waste your money. A very poor film about cavemen running around trying to find fire. Its all uggs and grunts and the action isn't that terrific. ... read more »
  
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  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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  Customer Review
  
  I saw this when it first came out over 20 years ago, and I was suitably impressed. It was good then and it is good now. It's a thoughtfully constructed film... read more »
  
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  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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  This is one of those films that will resonate within you long after you've seen it. The landscapes of Scotland and Kenya are only just eclipsed by the ... read more »
  
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  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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  Fundamentalists won't like it!
  
  I've waited 25 years to see it again. First saw this as a 16 year old working in a cinema. Although I didn't think of it as brilliant at the time there ... read more »
  
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- - Ellesar
  - 84 reviews
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  - 08 May 2008 at 23:55
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  A Timeless Classic
  
  A movie with no speech as we now know it to be, but still you understand. A compliment to human nature on how we managed to evolve and survive.
  
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- - Squeak
  - 34 reviews
  - Norfolk
  - 22 Apr 2008 at 13:00
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  Good attempt at an evolutionary story
  
  I’d seen this back in the early days of video in the 80’s & liked it. Watching it again it still holds up very well. Ron Pearlman is still quite ... read more »
  
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  - 19 Nov 2007 at 09:34
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- - 11
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  Hilarious !
  
  This is one of the funniest films i have ever had the fortune to stumble upon.I saw it on VHS many years ago.The tribe have no language as such, rather a series... read more »
  
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  - david jackson
  - Newcastle
  - 28 Aug 2005 at 11:38
- - 5
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  Your collection is not complete until you own this film.
  
  This is one of the best movies I have ever seen! Based around a group of Neanderthals, who are forced to go on a 'Quest for Fire', they are forced to ... read more »
  
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  - Birmingham
  - 09 Jun 2006 at 17:14
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  Grunt with meaning
  
  This film is enthralling and ... read more »
  
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  - Wallsey, Wirral.
  - 09 Dec 2006 at 21:28
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  Good Stuff!
  
  I dont do many reviews but felt compelled to on this occasion as I dont remember how or why this film got on my list but I was so pleasantly supprised by this ... read more »
  
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  - Stoke on Trent
  - 21 Feb 2007 at 09:54
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  A Timeless Classic
  
  A movie with no speech as we now know it to be, but still you understand. A compliment to human nature on how we managed to evolve and survive.
  
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- - Squeak
  - 34 reviews
  - Norfolk
  - 22 Apr 2008 at 13:00
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  Watch this film!
  
  I am writing my first review to encourage you to see this unusual and highly entertaining film. Following a devasting attack on their clan by apemen, 3 ... read more »
  
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  - Onchan, Isle of Man
  - 23 May 2007 at 10:52
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  Good attempt at an evolutionary story
  
  I’d seen this back in the early days of video in the 80’s & liked it. Watching it again it still holds up very well. Ron Pearlman is still quite ... read more »
  
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  - East Riding, Yorkshire
  - 19 Nov 2007 at 09:34
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  Fundamentalists won't like it!
  
  I've waited 25 years to see it again. First saw this as a 16 year old working in a cinema. Although I didn't think of it as brilliant at the time there ... read more »
  
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- - Ellesar
  - 84 reviews
  - London
  - 08 May 2008 at 23:55
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  Customer Review
  
  This is one of those films that will resonate within you long after you've seen it. The landscapes of Scotland and Kenya are only just eclipsed by the ... read more »
  
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  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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  Customer Review
  
  I saw this when it first came out over 20 years ago, and I was suitably impressed. It was good then and it is good now. It's a thoughtfully constructed film... read more »
  
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  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22

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Critics' reviews
- 'Body Language and Gestures by Desmond Morris; Special Languages Created by Anthony Burgess'. With these eye-catching... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:20
- A unique compelling saga
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- - Rolling Stone
  - 08 Oct 2007 at 15:25
- An extraordinary film
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- - Daily Telegraph
  - 08 Oct 2007 at 15:25
- Remarkable
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- - Daily Express
  - 08 Oct 2007 at 15:25

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  80,000 years ago a primitive tribe desperately guards its most valued possession, fire. they know how to tend it, how to use it, but its creation remains a mystery, During an attack by a neighbouring tribe their flame is lost and so begins an epic, obstacle-filled quest to find another source of ...