Uncharted (2022)

Movie · 2022 · Action, Adventure, Mystery · 1h 56m · PG-13 · English

Curator score: 1.0/10 (1.1M ratings)

Fortune favors the bold.

Overview

A young street-smart, Nathan Drake and his wisecracking partner Victor “Sully” Sullivan embark on a dangerous pursuit of “the greatest treasure never found” while also tracking clues that may lead to Nathan’s long-lost brother.

Ratings

Director

Ruben Fleischer

Production

Columbia Pictures, Atlas Entertainment, PlayStation Productions, Arad Productions

Cast

Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg, Sophia Ali, Tati Gabrielle, Antonio Banderas, Steven Waddington, Rudy Pankow, Tiernan Jones, Pingi Moli, Jesús Evita, Georgia Goodman, Diarmaid Murtagh, Joseph Balderrama, Serena Posadino, Alana Boden, Jonathan Failla, Anthony Thomas, Peter Seaton-Clark, Robert Maaser, Eskindir Tesfay

Where to watch

Hulu, fuboTV

Curator Review

Verdict

A glossy, fast-moving treasure-hunt adventure with some likable chemistry and a few effective set pieces, but it often feels generic, overproduced, and more like a brand exercise than a fully alive movie. It works best as lightweight spectacle rather than as a memorable action-adventure.

Best for

  • viewers who want a breezy, low-stakes action movie
  • fans of globe-trotting treasure hunts
  • people open to video-game adaptations as pure popcorn entertainment
  • audiences who enjoy banter-driven buddy dynamics

Skip if

  • you want a distinctive or especially original adventure film
  • you expect strong fidelity to the source material
  • you are sensitive to corporate, franchise-first filmmaking
  • you prefer action with more grit, wit, or personality

Overview

Uncharted is built to be easy to consume: fast cuts, polished locations, quippy dialogue, and a steady stream of puzzles and chases. When it clicks, the movie has the loose, boyish energy of a Saturday matinee adventure, and the central pairing gives it enough momentum to keep moving even when the plot is thin.

Top Letterboxd reviews

Framesofnick (2★) · 6783 likes

It’s far more rewarding to watch a cutscene compilation of the games on YouTube

ZaraGwen (3★) · 5159 likes

Tom Holland was literally just playing Spider-Man without his powers

gabby! (3★) · 3564 likes

really unconvincing. nothing like the games. when i played them nate died at least 50 times

Dakota Joaquin (2★) · 2878 likes

Tom Holland has officially solidified himself as the logo and trademark for unoriginal high-budget corporate garbage.

davidehrlich (1.5★) · 2656 likes

It used to be that video game movies were bad because video games didn’t give movies enough to work with; say what you will about Annabel Jankel and Rocky Morton’s “Super Mario Bros.,” but they had to do something to flesh out a story that basically amounted to “Italian stereotype runs from left to right.” Nowadays, in an age when interactive epics are so vast and cinematic that Playstation characters are regularly played by movie stars (and sometimes even modeled… more It used to be that video game movies were bad because video games didn’t give movies enough to work with; say what you will about Annabel Jankel and Rocky Morton’s “Super Mario Bros.,” but they had to do something to flesh out a story that basically amounted to “Italian stereotype runs from left to right.” Nowadays, in an age when interactive epics are so vast and cinematic that Playstation characters are regularly played by movie stars (and sometimes even modeled… more

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Topics

treasure hunt, buddy adventure, video game adaptation, globe-trotting, action comedy, mystery, corporate blockbuster, lighthearted tone, heist energy, family legacy

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