Mountains of the Moon is a 1990 American biographical film depicting the 1857–1858 journey of Richard Francis Burton and John Hanning Speke in their expedition to Central Africa, which culminated in Speke's discovery of the source of the Nile River and led to a bitter rivalry between the two men.

The film was directed by Bob Rafelson based on the 1982 novel Burton and Speke by William Harrison.

Peter Travers described Mountains as "an epic of sweep and intimacy",[3] and Siskel & Ebert gave it two thumbs up.

[4] Ebert wrote, "It's the kind of movie that sends you away from the screen filled with curiosity to know more about this man Burton.

"[5] In Newsweek, critic Jack Kroll wrote, "The exploits of Sir Richard Francis Burton make Lawrence of Arabia look like a tourist.