The Finest Hours
The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952.
Critics Sentiment
Bernie loads thirty-two survivors into twelve-man capacity lifeboat
Miriam demands Cluff call back the rescue mission
The film jumps dramatically from the poorly received confrontation scene between Miriam and Cluff to the thrilling bar crossing sequence, gaining over 2.5 points.
The Finest Hours follows a classic disaster film arc with a notably weak romantic subplot dragging down the first act, but builds to genuinely thrilling rescue sequences that impressed most viewers. The film peaks during the actual rescue operation, where the implausible but true story and strong performances, particularly from Casey Affleck, elevate the material above typical disaster movie fare.
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Chris Pine
Bernie Webber
Casey Affleck
Ray Sybert
Ben Foster
Richard Livesey
Eric Bana
Daniel Cluff
Holliday Grainger
Miriam Webber
John Ortiz
Wallace Quirey
Kyle Gallner
Andy Fitzgerald
John Magaro
Ervin Maske
Graham McTavish
Frank Fauteux
Michael Raymond-James
D.A. Brown
Beau Knapp
Mel Gouthro
Josh Stewart
Tchuda Southerland
Abraham Benrubi
George 'Tiny' Myers
Keiynan Lonsdale
Eldon Hanan
Rachel Brosnahan
Bea Hansen
Benjamin Koldyke
Donald Bangs
Matthew Maher
Carl Nickerson
Jesse Gabbard
Domingo Garcia
Alexander Cook
John Stello
Danny Connelly
Dave Ryder
Crew
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