The Boat
2018 · Movie · 89 min · ★ 5.5 · 73% critics
After getting lost in dense fog, a fisherman boards a deserted sailboat hoping for help, only to find himself trapped in a strange fight for survival at sea. With almost no one else around, the tension comes from isolation, mystery, and desperate attempts to escape.
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2019-02-22
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Critic score
- 73/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.5/10 (143 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like stripped-down, tense survival thrillers with eerie mystery, somewhere between Sea Fever and Killing Ground; Not for you if you want fast action, lots of dialogue, or clear explanations.
Pros: strong suspense; creepy atmosphere; inventive survival setup | Cons: very minimal story; slow pacing; ambiguous payoff
Themes
- sailboat
- ocean
- dolphin
- boat
- fisherman
- ghost ship
- alone
- malta
- survival
- lost at sea
- tense
Cast & crew
Joe Azzopardi
as Sailor
Directed by Winston Azzopardi