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Mountains of the Moon

MovieReleased Feb 1990136 min$18M budget
Adventure#1293Drama#3566
Movie Rank
Jun 1, 2026
#7,756
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Jun 1, 2026
0.1
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Mountains of the Moon

Mountains of the Moon is a 1990 American biographical film following the journey of Richard Francis Burton and John Hanning Speke to discover the source of the Nile River in Central Africa.

Released
1990
Runtime
136 min
Rating
R
Budget
$18M
Box Office
$4M
Status
Released
Rankings
#7,756All Movies#1,293Adventure#3,566Drama
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Daily update · June 1, 2026

Mountains of the Moon ranks #7,756 most popular movie with a Buzz Score of 0.1. It peaked at #6,480 of all time (Jul 15 - Aug 13, 2023). It ranks #6,994 over the past 365 days.

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Ranks on June 1, 2026

Overall and genre
#7,756
Movies
#1,293
Adventure
#3,566
Drama
#379
History

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Peak Buzz Score
0.3
#6,480Overall rank
Jul 15 - Aug 13, 2023
1-Year Buzz Score
0.1
#6,994Overall rank
Last 365 days
Days at #1
0
Past 365 days
Days in Top 10
0
Past 365 days
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Most popular Mountains of the Moon cast members by current Buzz Score on June 01, 2026
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#1
Richard E. Grant
as Oliphant
3.3
#2
Fiona Shaw
as Isabel
3.1
#3
Omar Sharif
as Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)
1.5
#4
Delroy Lindo
as Mabruki
1.5
#5
Iain Glen
as John Hanning Speke
1.1
#6
Bernard Hill
as Dr. Livingstone
0.9
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