Tales of the Black Freighter
2009 · Movie · R · 26 min · ★ 6.6
After a brutal pirate attack, a lone sailor clings to life and sets out on a desperate journey back home to deliver a warning. The closer he gets, the more the ordeal tests his limits, demanding choices that leave lasting scars.
Also known as Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter & Under the Hood
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Details
- Years
- 2009
- Release date
- 2009-03-24
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 26 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (222 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a dark, relentless survival tale with horror-tinged dread and moral pressure, similar in mood to Dawn of the Dead; Not for you if you avoid bleak stories or harsh violence.
Pros: grim survival stakes; eerie pirate menace; relentless momentum | Cons: bleak tone throughout; intense violence; little light relief
Themes
- pirate
- journey home
- short film
- irony
Cast & crew
Gerard Butler
as The Mariner (voice)
Jared Harris
as Ridley (voice)
Cam Clarke
as Money Lender (voice)
Siobhan Flynn
as Sea Captain's Daughter (voice)
Salli Saffioti
as Sea Captain's Daughter (voice)
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Lori Tritel
as Sea Captain's Wife (voice)
Directed by Daniel DelPurgatorio, Mike Smith