The 33
2015 · Movie · PG-13 · 120 min · ★ 6.4 · 52% critics
Based on a true story, this film follows a group of miners trapped underground after a mine collapse in Chile, leaving them isolated for 69 days. As days pass with minimal resources, hope, pressure, and coordinated efforts to reach them build toward the rescue.
Based on Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free
Also known as Les 33 · The 33 (2015) · 33
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-08-06
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Critic score
- 52/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (989 votes)
- Box office
- $24,902,723
About
You’ll likely enjoy The 33 if you want an emotional true-story survival drama with hope at its center; Not for you if you dislike long, tension-heavy disaster retellings like Deepwater Horizon or Alive.
Pros: powerful true-story drama; emotional suspense; memorable survival | Cons: lighthearted tone shifts; confusing details; accent/language complaints
Themes
- mining
- based on true story
- chile
- mining accident
- survival
- woman director
Cast & crew
Antonio Banderas
as Mario Sepúlveda
Rodrigo Santoro
as Laurence Golborne
Kate del Castillo
as Katty Valdivia
Juliette Binoche
as María Segovia
James Brolin
as Jeff Hart
Lou Diamond Phillips
as Luis Urzua 'Don Lucho'
Cote De Pablo
as Jessica Salgado
Naomi Scott
as Escarlette Sepúlveda
Jacob Vargas
as Edison 'Elvis' Peña
Mario Casas
as Álex Vega
Directed by Patricia Riggen