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The Perfect Storm

2000 · Movie · PG-13 · 130 min · ★ 6.5 · 53% critics

DramaAdventureAction

In October 1991, a rare mix of weather conditions forms a deadly storm in the North Atlantic. A sword-fishing boat, Andrea Gail, finds itself caught in the chaos while crews and rescuers struggle to respond as conditions worsen.

Based on The Perfect Storm

Also known as Perfect Storm · La tempête

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Details
Years
2000
Release date
2000-06-29
Language
English
Rated
PG-13
Runtime
130 min
Critic score
53/100
TMDB rating
6.5/10 (2,562 votes)
Box office
$328,700,000
Budget
$182,600,000
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an intense, emotionally charged disaster story powered by storm-scale peril; Not for you if you dislike predictable plots, cliches, or movies that critics call “fake,” like Poseidon or In the Heart of the Sea.

Pros: gripping storm tension; strong emotional stakes; engaging performances | Cons: plot feels predictable; characters can seem stereotypical; some effects/choices criticized

Themes

  • based on novel or book
  • natural disaster
  • u.s. air force
  • biography
  • based on true story
  • marine
  • disaster
  • shark
  • tragic event
  • thunderstorm
  • new england
  • jamaican
  • +8 more

Awards & recognition

  • Academy Award — Best Sound · 2001 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 2001 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Wolfgang Petersen