Magellan

Magellan

Magellan

6.3/ 10

TMDB Rating

20

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2025

Release Year

163 min

Runtime

History

Adventure

Drama

Overview

At the dawn of the modern era, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan leads an expedition under the Spanish crown in search of the first westward route to the Spice Islands. He embarks on a perilous journey across the uncharted Pacific, where his fleet faces starvation, mutiny, and the psychological toll of endless seas. Upon reaching the shores of Cebu, Magellan is pulled into a fatal conflict with the natives by his drive to spread Catholicism, culminating in his tragic doom.

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Keywords

based on true story

period drama

oceanic expedition

explorer

multilingual

historical drama

16th century

portuguese history

magellan

colonization

slow cinema

seafarer

slow

hispanic monarchy (spanish empire)

historical epic

historical revisionism

based on real person

biographical drama

lav diaz

1510s

1520s

filipino cinema

portuguese monarchy

Trailer

Cast

Gael García Bernal

Gael García Bernal

Fernão de Magalhães

Amado Arjay Babon

Amado Arjay Babon

Enrique de Malacca

Ronnie Lazaro

Ronnie Lazaro

Rajah Humabon

Ângela Ramos

Ângela Ramos

María Caldera Beatriz Barbosa

Dario Yazbek Bernal

Dario Yazbek Bernal

Duarte Barbosa

Tomás Alves

Tomás Alves

Francisco Serrão

Bong Cabrera

Bong Cabrera

Rajah Kulambo

Hazel Orencio

Hazel Orencio

Reyna Juana

Baptiste Pinteaux

Baptiste Pinteaux

Father Dela Reina

Roger Alan Koza

Roger Alan Koza

Alfonso de Albuquerque

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Reviews(2)

4.5avg rating

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Call Me Dunham

@Hamzah1905

December 7, 2025

8

8/10

The real definition of every frame being a painting, it’s truly that beautiful. Magellan is one of the best historical biopic films I’ve ever seen. Shot entirely with static frames, minimal scoring, calm and quiet vibes, and cinematography that’s beautifully serene and soothing to look at. Lav Di…

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Louay Jabry

@ljabry

January 23, 2026

1

1/10

I have never assigned a rating of 1/10 to any film until this one. For all those that have been taken by the cinematography, you have been taken for a ride. The use of a 4:3 ratio, dark, smudgy static wide shot series of 2-4 minutes takes, minimal dialog and acting does not make a great film, especi…

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