Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- harrowing
- earnest
- compassionate
- political cinema night
- historical drama viewing
What critics said
Critics were divided, with some praising Patricia Arquette's performance and the film's fearless political engagement while others found its directorial touches and melodrama blunt.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Laura begins as a grieving tourist but becomes entangled with students resisting Burma's dictatorship.
Laura's mourning for her murdered husband and son shapes her response to bloody repression around her.
The escape journey through Burma, filmed on location in Malaysia, emphasizes exposed landscapes, rallies, and threatened border routes.
Laura directly observes dictatorship violence while traveling with U Aung Ko and democracy activists.
Films like Beyond Rangoon, and why
The Year of Living Dangerously
political repression, foreign traveler caught in a dangerous uprising, and urgent escape thriller structure
Missing
humanitarian drama set amid authoritarian violence, with a morally pressured outsider confronting state terror
Salvador
politically engaged thriller about ordinary people navigating military repression and democratic resistance
Paisan
intimate journey through violent political upheaval, combining historical drama with escape-film suspense
Movie Details
- Director
- John Boorman
- Release Date
- 1995-08-25
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (88)
Cast
- Patricia Arquette
- U Aung Ko
- Frances McDormand
- Spalding Gray
- Tiara Jacquelina
- Ann Howard
- Victor Slezak
- Ye Myint
- Cho Cho Myint
- Michael Pickells
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Beyond Rangoon about?
- A grieving American tourist is drawn into Burma’s pro-democracy struggle and forced into a perilous flight from military repression.
- What is Beyond Rangoon like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Beyond Rangoon as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Beyond Rangoon violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Beyond Rangoon as graphic.
- What did critics think of Beyond Rangoon?
- Critics were divided, with some praising Patricia Arquette's performance and the film's fearless political engagement while others found its directorial touches and melodrama blunt.
- Which films are like Beyond Rangoon?
- Films with a similar feel include The Year of Living Dangerously, Missing, Salvador, and Paisan.
- How long is Beyond Rangoon?
- Beyond Rangoon runs 100 minutes.
- Where can I watch Beyond Rangoon?
- In United States, Beyond Rangoon is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
