The Mission
1986 · 125 min
Directed by Roland Joffé. Written by Robert Bolt. Starring Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally, Aidan Quinn.
Eighteenth-century Spanish Jesuits try to protect a remote South American tribe in danger of falling under the rule of pro-slavery Portugal.
Critics 62% · audiences 87% · 7 Oscar nominations, 1 won