• The Finest Hours (2016)

    On Feb. 18, 1952, a massive storm splits the SS Pendleton in two, trapping more than 30 sailors inside the tanker's sinking stern. Engineer Ray Sybert bravely takes charge to organize a strategy for his fellow survivors. As word of the disaster reaches the Coast Guard in Chatham, Mass., Chief Warrant Officer Daniel Cluff orders a daring rescue mission. Despite the ferocious weather,...

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The Finest Hours
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Release Date: January 29th, 2016

PG-13 |1 hr 56 min

Plot Summary

On Feb. 18, 1952, a massive storm splits the SS Pendleton in two, trapping more than 30 sailors inside the tanker's sinking stern. Engineer Ray Sybert bravely takes charge to organize a strategy for his fellow survivors. As word of the disaster reaches the Coast Guard in Chatham, Mass., Chief Warrant Officer Daniel Cluff orders a daring rescue mission. Despite the ferocious weather, coxswain Bernie Webber takes three men on a lifeboat to try and save the crew against seemingly impossible odds.

Cast: Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Holliday Grainger, John Ortiz, Kyle Gallner, John Magaro, Beau Knapp

Director: Craig Gillespie

Genres: Thriller , Adventure , Historical drama , Action

Production Co: Whitaker Entertainment, Red Hawk Entertainment

Distributors: Walt Disney

Keywords: Brooding, Rescue, Sacrifice, 1950s, Intense, Car, Office, Emotional, Survival, Quest

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  • 50
    John HazeltonScreen International

    The climactic rescue sequence has tension and some thrills, but it’s over fairly quickly and the film settles back into a sentimental lull show more

  • 50
    Sheri LindenThe Hollywood Reporter

    At the helm of this ultra-earnest entertainment, with its expository dialogue and meticulous visuals, Craig Gillespie isn’t able to conjure a stirring cinematic experience. The pieces don’t fuse so much as fit together, and much of the action feels instructive rather than immersive. show more

  • 70
    Matt SingerScreenCrush

    If The Finest Hours is light on surprises it’s still heavy on suspense, as the script by Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, and Eric Johnson treats each new obstacle in Bernie and Ray’s paths as a new brainteasing puzzle with an impossible solution. show more

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