American film by Alejandro G. Iñárritu The Revenant is a 2015 American epic Western action drama film directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu. The screenplay by Mark L. Smith and Iñárritu is based in part on Michael Punke's 2002 novel The Revenant, which describes frontiersman Hugh Glass's experiences in 1823. The film is a remake of the film Man in the Wilderness (1971). The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Glass, alongside Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson and Will Poulter. 310,771 views on January 17, 2016 — Wikipedia's most-read article that day. Also most read: Bruce Kingsbury, David Bowie, Aaron Rodgers, Cam Newton. Wiki link