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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Directed by Peter Weir
After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the British Royal Navy begins a chase over two oceans to capture or destroy the enemy, though he must weigh his commitment to duty and ferocious pursuit of glory against the safety of his devoted crew, including the ship's thoughtful surgeon, his best friend. From TMDB
218 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy, TMDB reviews) · newest Nov 2, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
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| Bluesky * | 67 | 8 | 114 |
| Mastodon * | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| TMDB reviews * | 5 | 1 | 0 |
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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is a 2003 adventure drama war film, directed by Peter Weir, starring Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany and James D'Arcy.
- 201 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy, TMDB reviews
- posts span Jan 20, 2019 to Nov 2, 2026
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60 of 218 · most liked firstHarris will win 500 electoral votes if she gets on the white dudes call now and promises us a new Master and Commander movie
neutral · AI labelView post →FUN MOVIE FACT: your eyes did not deceive you if thought a key location from MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (2003) looked familiar! It's appeared in many classic Hollywood films for decades. True fans of cinema recognize it immediately as: "The Ocean."
neutral · AI labelView post →Y’all told me that Master and Commander was a great movie but you didn’t mention that it’s also a poignant love story between two sexy men
positive · AI labelView post →Can we please stop joking about Michael Clayton and Master and Commander on here all the time? Because they’re really good, and I have to drop everything and watch the whole movie every time. I’m on thin ice at work
positive · AI labelView post →I am launching a national call this week: Women for Harris Who Also Want a New Master and Commander Movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →I’ve decided that, although it takes place in April through some other months, “Master and Commander” is a Christmas movie I have no defined logic and I don’t care.
neutral · AI labelView post →The way I've never seen this movie but am just on Bluesky enough that I could be like....this is some Master and Commander shit isn't it
neutral · AI labelView post →Happy Father’s Day to all the dads and dad-identifying folks on my feed. Go ahead and watch every copy of Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, the official film of Father’s Day, that you own consecutively. You deserve it.
positive · AI labelView post →Normal guy: what a huge protest, amazing Me: thats the ship they used to film Master and Commander (behind the bigger ship with the white sails) bsky.app/profile/iwil...
neutral · AI labelView post →Anyway, go watch Master and Commander, its an amazing film that gets an *absurd* amount of this stuff right. Absolutely incredible film. /end
positive · AI labelView post →My sort of dream movie is a tense Das Boot/Master and Commander hard(er) sci-fi space combat film about military space combat, where resources/morale/environmental hazards all fray nerves as two corvettes play side and seek around Io, that sort of vibe.
neutral · AI labelView post →the film "Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World" really hasn't changed at all, thank goodness
positive · AI labelView post →I should rewatch MASTER AND COMMANDER and steel myself again to it being a very good movie in its own right but a very weak adaptation of Patrick O'Brien's characters.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Odyssey is a masterpiece, but the best film about boys on a boat is still Master and Commander
positive · AI labelView post →I feel like Master and Commander is the highest approval Dudes Rock film out there. Basically everyone sees it as aimed at a certain kinda middle aged man, and everyone thinks "good for them". Obviously it helps a lot that it's a great film. But it also shows there's a kinda masculinity we all like.
positive · AI labelView post →Someone decided to make this movie, and we still don't have a sequel to Master and Commander.
neutral · AI labelView post →EXCLUSIVE: I’ve been pleased to see several film favorites reach #4K this year, including TOMBSTONE, MASTER AND COMMANDER & KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. So I’m thrilled to say WBDHE is bringing another I’ve long advocated to the format in 2026: the Wachowskis’ SPEED RACER (2008)! @thedigitalbits.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →Ep 5 of Starship Alexandria is up and running - Emma proposes Bradbury’s collection Golden Apples of the Sun for my consumption. Patron bonus has us talking film & book of Master and Commander.
neutral · AI labelView post →Well, we did just this, and Steph and Rowan both loved it. Turns out that Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is *still* an incredible movie!
positive · AI labelView post →we rewatched Master and Commander this summer and it is so very much a movie that holds up
positive · AI labelView post →MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (2003) If ever a Movie warranted a prequel and/or a sequel, it was this baby.
positive · AI labelView post →Dad Media is NOT a derogatory thing It is simply a TV show/movie you could see a Dad (yours or the Platonic Dad) watching and enjoying enough to not look away when talking to you at 2 exact times: Saturday afternoon and Sunday night Master and Commander? Dad movie. The Fugitive? THE MOST Dad movie
neutral · AI labelView post →This is your periodic reminder that Master and Commander is a phenomenally good film.
positive · AI labelView post →I think I'm finally going to watch Bluesky's favorite movie, Master and Commander
neutral · AI labelView post →Of course, Taika came to the beach during the storm specifically to film the sea foam to the music from Master and Commander 😭
neutral · AI labelView post →Master and Commander: It's not in the books and clearly added to explain false colors to movie audiences, but the idea that a navy officer, let alone an experienced Captain, would need to be inspired by an insect to fake being a whaler is risible.
negative · AI labelView post →There's an Honest Trailers just come out which said that Master and Commander would go on the Dudes Rock mount Rushmore and I feel very vindicated. Of course it's not really an unusual take, but that was my point -- there really is near universal consensus on the Dudes Rock character of this film!
positive · AI labelView post →MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (2003) If ever a Movie warranted a prequel and/or a sequel, it was this baby.
positive · AI labelView post →Just announced! 🌊⚓️ Enjoy a FREE screening of the new 4K restoration of MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (2003), co-presented by Beyond Fest. Plus, free 🍿 + 🥤 courtesy of Disney! See Peter Weir’s adventure film at the Egyptian on 8/1: www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) is a great movie but a real departure from the source Far Side material
neutral · AI labelView post →I really, really want a sequel to Master and Commander. A jaw droppingly beautiful film I saw in IMAX. Badly marketed and miss- represented in trailers. It was magnificent.
positive · AI labelView post →Torn tonight between the desire to watch a movie I haven’t seen and the urge to watch Master and Commander for the nth time
positive · AI labelView post →I've been on estradiol for over 2 years and i still don't think Master and Commander is a particularly good movie. are my hormones broken? am i a fake trans woman??
negative · AI labelView post →Only if by "Oceans movie" you mean Master and Commander. A new Oceans Are Battlefields movie every 24, I say.
neutral · AI labelView post →Okay so take the movie HEAT, and the movie MASTER AND COMMANDER, but re-imagine both based solely on their titles, and now add DON'T LOOK UP and LANDMAN, divide by BIRDMAN, and there you go!
neutral · AI labelView post →Raise your hand if you think it sucks that there have been FIVE 'Pirates of the Caribbean' movies but only ONE 'Master and Commander' film.
neutral · AI labelView post →I owe Priscilla for making me watch Master and Commander. (Aka the greatest movie ever)
positive · AI labelView post →This movie is Master and Commander World War II Tom Hanks Boogaloo and I need 9 more just like it
neutral · AI labelView post →I think people like this movie for many of the same reasons people love Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World b o a t a u t i s m
neutral · AI labelView post →Wait til they hear my pitch where we make ONE movie that serves as a sequel for The Nice Guys, Master and Commander and OFMD
neutral · AI labelView post →#NowWatching I really wish they made a series of these like they were planning to Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) Dir: Peter Weir #Movies #Film #MovieSky
positive · AI labelView post →One thing I heard today from multiple people that I never thought about but now can't unthink it - "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" is the best "Star Trek" movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →Watching Master and Commander and this is the most dudes rock film I’ve ever seen
positive · AI labelView post →Them: sorry to interrupt, what movie is that on your tablet? Me: It's the masterpiece "Master and Commander...." (explains movie and entire book series the rest of flight) them:
neutral · AI labelView post →Man I fuckin loved this movie. Conclave is like the Master and Commander of portentous conversations.
positive · AI labelView post →Finishing touches to our Admiral Cochrane stained glass window. One of Scotland's finest Admirals. Inspiration for many a nautical tale... inc Horatio Hornblower and Jack Aubrey / Master and Commander film. #scotland #chile #peru #greece #independence
neutral · AI labelView post →Behind the scenes on MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (2003) If EVER a Movie warranted a prequel or a sequel, it was this baby. Released 22yrs ago today.
neutral · AI labelView post →It's going to sound so wrong, but back when Snow White was first written, it was during the time when child marriage was acceptable and there is no middle stage known as teenagerhood (it's a very recent concept in human history). As soon as you could work, you would be considered an adult even if you are 12. If anyone has read the book or seen the movie The Master and Commander (which is set during the Napoleonic Wars, same time as when Snow White was published), there are naval cadets who are…
neutral · AI labelView post →They should base the next Star Trek movie on Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
neutral · AI labelView post →with Master and Commander being the other best Star Trek film
neutral · AI labelView post →Behind the scenes on MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (2003) If ever a Movie warranted a prequel or a sequel, it’s this baby.
neutral · AI labelView post →Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander (the book, not the movie).
neutral · AI labelView post →Very satisfying evening introducing teenage son to the film of Master and Commander. Battles and natural history ftw.
positive · AI labelView post →still sorta halfway-thinking about trying to meme a GREYHOUND dude movie hive like as exists for MASTER AND COMMANDER
neutral · AI labelView post →So, Master And Commander. It seems that it’s still an utterly magnificent film.
positive · AI labelView post →Unironically, Master and Commander is the third best Star Trek film.
neutral · AI labelView post →I've said for years that MASTER AND COMMANDER is the best "Star Trek" movie ever made, but it's never particularly made me horny.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Lord's Prayer in the film version of Master and Commander.
neutral · AI labelView post →Behind the scenes on MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (2003) If ever a Movie warranted a prequel or a sequel, it’s this baby.
neutral · AI labelView post →The last 4 movies I watched... Inception Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World You Were Never Really Here Secrets & Lies #lastfourwatched #letterboxdfriday #letterboxd #filmsky #moviesky boxd.it/Iqj
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