When a Spanish Jesuit goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region, a slave hunter is converted and joins his mission. When Spain sells the colony to Portugal, they are forced to defend all they have built against the Portuguese aggressors.
The Mission has generally received positive reviews.
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By Jack Kroll (152) for Newsweek (1,534) on 06 Jun 2014
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By Variety Staff (1,156) for Variety (12,700) on 26 Mar 2009
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The Mission was released in 1986 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 587 reviews, giving The Mission (1986) an average rating of 74%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 85%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 61%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Mission than critics were.
With a score of 74%, The Mission is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1986, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1986 with similar scores include films like Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Children of a Lesser God and Salvador.
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