Set in the 1820s American frontier, the film follows Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio), a legendary explorer and fur trapper. After a brutal bear attack leaves him on the brink of death, he is betrayed by a member of his hunting team, John Fitzgerald (Tom Hardy), who kills Glass's son and leaves him for dead in a shallow grave.

The Revenant is a survival epic inspired by the true story of frontiersman Hugh Glass. Its critical and commercial success—grossing worldwide—was driven by several key factors: