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The Finest Hours

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The Finest Hours

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Action thriller based on a true story, starring Chris Pine and Casey Affleck. When an oil tanker is ripped in two by a ferocious storm, a fearless Coast Guard sailor leads his men into the mountainous surf off Cape Cod for a daring real-life sea rescue.

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Trevor Johnston

A daring real-life sea rescue off Cape Cod in 1952 inspired this disaster movie, with Chris Pine as the square-jawed Coast Guard sailor who leads his men into the mountainous surf. In its early stages director Craig Gillespie (Cruella) makes slow headway trying to get us to share would-be fiancée Holliday Grainger's anxiety for her man's well-being - because Pine is so stoically determined, it seems unlikely any harm will come to him. That changes once the wind and waves get up and he's piloting a tiny boat out to rescue the crew stuck on the stern section of an oil tanker ripped in two by the ferocious storm. Although the characterisation in this Disney production is just a little too safe and sanitised, the movie becomes surprisingly gripping. It's rather obvious that we're watching digital rather than genuine sea spray, but the fact that these events actually took place adds to the film's power, as does Casey Affleck's brooding turn as the engineer on board the stricken tanker.

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Cast

rolenameBernie WebberChris PineRay SybertCasey AffleckRichard LiveseyBen Foster (1)Daniel CluffEric BanaMiriamHolliday GraingerWallace QuireyJohn Ortiz (1)Andy FitzgeraldKyle GallnerErvin MaskeJohn MagaroFrank FauteuxGraham McTavishMel GouthroBeau KnappTchuda SoutherlandJosh StewartGeorge "Tiny" MyersAbraham BenrubiBea HansenRachel BrosnahanEldon HananKeiynan Lonsdale

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rolenameDirectorCraig Gillespie

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Theatrical distributor

Walt Disney

Released on

2016-02-19

Languages

English | Ukrainian

Guidance

Violence.

Formats

Colour

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