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Explorer (2022)

Name: Explorer
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2022-07-14
Duration: 113 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Ranulph Fiennes, Anton Bowring, King Charles III of the United Kingdom

Explorer (2022), directed by Matthew Dyas, starring Ranulph Fiennes and Anton Bowring.

07/14/2022 BR Documentary 1h 53m

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Synopsis

Sir Ranulph Fiennes is credited as being the World’s Greatest Living Explorer. Among his extraordinary achievements, he was the first to circumnavigate the world from pole to pole, crossed the Antarctic on foot, broke countless world records, and discovered a lost city in Arabia. He has travelled to the most dangerous places on Earth, lost half his fingers to frostbite, raised millions of pounds for charity and was nearly cast as James Bond. But who is the man who prefers to be known as just ‘Ran’?

Chris OpenshawCinematography
Matthew DyasDirector
Ben StarkEditing
Charlie HawryliwEditing

About the film

Explorer is a 2022 biographical documentary film about the life and exploits of British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, directed by Matthew Dyas. It was critically acclaimed as a "compelling portrait" of Fiennes.

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The film includes both contemporary and archive footage and covers many 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.

Cast

Ranulph Fiennes as himself

Anton Bowring as himself

HM King Charles III as himself

Release

Box office

Explorer was released to theatres on 14 July 2022. It was released to video on 30 August 2022.

Critical reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a 100% rating based on reviews from 16 critics. On Metacritic it has score of 81 out of 100 based on reviews from 5 critics "universal acclaim".

It has a 3 star review by Cath Clarke for the Guardian and a 5 star review by Robbie Collin for the Telegraph. Wendy Ide of The Observer gave the film a rating of 4 stars out of 5, which was higher than the rating awarded by the sister paper the Guardian. She called the film a "compelling portrait" of the subject.

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". Nell Minow for RogerEbert.com gave the film a 3.5 (out of 4) star rating writing that the "organization of the film is distracting" however the subject is "never less than enthralling". Kevin Maher of The Times gave it 4 out 5.

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External links

Explorer at IMDb

Text from Explorer (film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explorer_(film)

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It premiered on July 14, 2022, a Thursday.
It runs 1h53 — a typical feature length.
As of September 20, 2026, it is on no subscription service in Brazil — only to rent or buy on Claro video, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video.
This film's quiz has 9 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosGood Productions, Universal Pictures Content Group, BFI
CountriesUnited Kingdom, United States
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
StatusReleased

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Chris Openshaw Cinematography
Matthew Dyas Director
Ben Stark Editing
Charlie Hawryliw Editing
Christian Holland Producer
George Chignell Producer
Paul Gardner Producer

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What is Explorer about?

Explorer: Sir Ranulph Fiennes is credited as being the World’s Greatest Living Explorer. Among his extraordinary achievements, he was the first to circumnavigate the world from pole to pole, crossed the Antarctic on foot, broke countless world records, and discovered a lost city in Arabia. He has travelled to the most dangerous…

Who directed Explorer?

Explorer was directed by Matthew Dyas in 2022.

Who stars in Explorer?

The cast of Explorer includes Ranulph Fiennes, Anton Bowring and King Charles III of the United Kingdom.

How long is Explorer?

Explorer runs for 113 minutes, or 1h53.

Where can I watch Explorer?

Explorer is available on Claro video, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video and Google Play Movies. Availability changes often: the list on this page is the most recent we received.