The Rescue
2021 · Movie · PG · 107 min · ★ 8.0 · 90% critics
This documentary follows the urgent 2018 effort to bring twelve boys and their coach out of a flooded cave in Northern Thailand. It turns a real-world crisis into a gripping story of teamwork, danger, and determination under extreme pressure.
Where to watch
Streaming on Disney+.
2 hours to watch.
Stream (included)
Streaming availability and prices may be inaccurate or change — verify with the provider before subscribing.
unSUB's subscription recommendations are informational only, not financial advice.
More value for your money
Similar titles, ranked by watch-hours per subscription dollar.
Details
- Years
- 2021
- Release date
- 2021-10-08
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 90/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 (268 votes)
- Box office
- $1,060,556
About
If you were absorbed by Apollo 11 or Free Solo, this offers another tense, real-world survival story with high stakes and a strong sense of determination; Not for you if you avoid stressful rescue documentaries or already know the event too well.
Pros: gripping real-life stakes; clear cave reconstruction; tasteful real footage blend | Cons: few criticisms noted; limited review sample; outcome already widely known
Themes
- rescue
- cave
- natural disaster
- monsoon
- thailand
- flooding
- based on true story
- trapped
- rescue team
- trapped in a mine
- trapped underwater
- rescue force
- +6 more
Cast & crew
- JW
Jim Warny
as Self
- TN
Thanet Natisri
as Self
- JV
John Volanthen
as Self
- DA
Derek Anderson
as Self
- RS
Rick Stanton
as Self
- MP
Mikko Paasi
as Self
- RH
Richard Harris
as Self
- JM
Josh Morris
as Self
- MT
Mitch Torrel
as Self
- CC
Craig Challen
as Self
Directed by Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi