The Finest Hours
2016 · Movie · PG-13 · 117 min · ★ 6.6 · 61% critics
In 1952, during a brutal blizzard off Cape Cod, two oil tankers are destroyed. The Coast Guard launches a daring rescue attempt, splitting efforts between the desperate survivors at sea and the crews sent into the storm, where survival depends on courage, quick thinking, and relentless determination.
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-01-27
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 61/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (1,745 votes)
- Box office
- $52,099,090
About
If you enjoy true-story disaster rescues with determined crews battling extreme weather, you’ll likely like this one; Not for you if you dislike slow starts, heavy sentiment, or very dark storm visuals like those in Only the Brave or The Perfect Storm.
Pros: tense real-life rescue; strong performances; big storm atmosphere | Cons: slow pacing early; some sentimentality; dark visuals
Themes
- coast guard
- rescue mission
- based on true story
- survival
- storm at sea
- sinking ship
- 1950s
Cast & crew
Chris Pine
as Bernie Webber
Casey Affleck
as Ray Sybert
Ben Foster
as Richard Livesey
Eric Bana
as Daniel Cluff
Holliday Grainger
as Miriam Webber
John Ortiz
as Wallace Quirey
Kyle Gallner
as Andy Fitzgerald
John Magaro
as Ervin Maske
Graham McTavish
as Frank Fauteux
Michael Raymond-James
as D.A. Brown
Directed by Craig Gillespie