The Finest Hours (2016)

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.

Director:

Craig Gillespie

Writers:

Scott Silver (screenplay), Paul Tamasy (screenplay)

Stars:

Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

In February of 1952, one of the worst storms to ever hit the East Coast struck New England, damaging an oil tanker off the coast of Cape Cod and literally ripping it in half. On a small lifeboat faced with frigid temperatures and 70-foot high waves, four members of the Coast Guard set out to rescue more than 30 stranded sailors trapped aboard the rapidly-sinking vessel.

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Plot Keywords:

1950s | oil tanker | coast guard | sinking ship | survival | 

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Taglines:

Based on the incredible true story.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | History | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of peril

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 January 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Horas contadas

Filming Locations:

Quincy, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$80,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,288,932, 31 January 2016, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$27,550,735, 3 April 2016

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$15,265,660, 4 February 2016

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Whitaker Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Sound Mix:

Datasat Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The USCGC Bernard C. Webber (WPC-1101) was the first of the new Sentinel class of 58 Coast Guard cutters, each 154 feet in length. She was built in Lockport, Louisiana and commissioned in 2012, some two years after the passing of Bernard Webber. She serves the Port of Miami, Florida.

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Goofs

When Miriam was driving to the station she was shown passing a utility pole that had a cable TV line attached to it which was obviously not possible for that year.

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Quotes

John Stello: The old man don't know what he is doing. He sends you out to die. You can't make it over Chatham bar on a day like this. You can't stay afloat with half a ship neither.
Bernie Webber: Well, Mr. Stello, in the Coast Guard to say you gotta go out. But they don't say you gotta come back in. That's regulation, you know.

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Connections

Featured in The Saturday Show: Episode #1.17 (2016)

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Soundtracks

When He Comes Home To Me
Written by Charles Benson, Paula Watson
Performed by Paula Watson
Courtesy of Tuff City Records
By arrangement with Ocean Park Music Group

User Reviews

Not bad

This film starts kinda slow and unrelated to the story ( you expect to see) and it is rather slow paced at the beginning, but soon it gets more packed with action and rests until the end.

I enjoyed the film. It was even touching at the end. The fact that it is based on the true story does give it a plus. The breaking of a ship ( two, in fact) in haft because of the storm was really wow! I really got into the scene when they showed the first breaking of the ship. It was intense and really well done. I guess I liked those scenes which were filmed inside of the ship and all the hard work being done to prevent the sinking of it that caught my attention the most and the ones I really enjoyed. However, the relations between the sailors ( in the ship and at the land were somewhat superficially done and yes, you get that some of them are not liking each other, but, why is that is not rally explained and I though it should have been)

The love story that also goes parallel to the disaster at sea is sometimes sweet but most of the time is kinda blah and maybe it should have been cut in entirety from the film. It does add something to the film, but not that much in reality. But I guess it is important as it is one of the true facts.

All in all, not bad. I give it a rating eight!