Directed by Craig Gillespie and produced by Walt Disney Pictures, The Finest Hours is about one of the worst storms to ever hit the East Coast struck New England. On a small lifeboat faced with frigid temperatures and 70-foot high waves, four members of the Coast Guard set out to rescue the more than 30 stranded sailors trapped aboard the rapidly-sinking vessel.
4 October 1969, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
22 October 1986, West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
29 October 1980, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
9 August 1968, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
26 August 1980, Los Angeles, California, USA
December 31, 2016
The Disney "based on a true story" course is tried and true, and the end result is a movie that never manages much excitement or tension, despite trying so earnestly you almost root for it.
January 29, 2016
A remarkable tale, confusingly told. Impressive storm sequences and a very good Pine almost save the day.
January 29, 2016
Maybe it's just the History Channel junkie in me, but I would much rather be seeing a documentary about this mission than a trumped-up drama featuring brand-name actors and CGI squalls.
February 04, 2016
I expected nothing special and wound up being thoroughly exhilarated.
January 29, 2016
It feels like a parody of a prestige film, like one of the fake Oscar trailers in "Tropic Thunder."
November 15, 2016
The crews of the Pendleton and of the CG-36500, which rescued them, demonstrated formidable courage and ingenuity in coming out of the devastating nor'easter alive. These folks deserve more than a middling January release.
August 18, 2016
An entertaining film that can be inspiring at some points. [Full review in Spanish]
December 05, 2016
Not a truly great film, but a really nice one.
December 12, 2016
The movie's ocean sequences are good enough to make The Finest Hours an acceptable -- if not great -- piece of January entertainment.
August 02, 2016
The Coast Guard gets its big-screen opportunity with The Finest Hours. Its great effects work well to accompany some solid performances.
February 01, 2016
Too few of Hollywood's recent offerings can boast such a simple throughline and know when to wrap it up.
January 29, 2016
A straight-up Boys' Own adventure yarn, set sincerely and squarely in early '50s New England but gussied up with plenty of 21st-century StormWave CGI.
