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A Balasaur Score of 42 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 18%, Metacritic 30/100. Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do. Most of the 2,687 2010s action movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Prime.
Synopsis
The harrowing true story of the crew of the USS Indianapolis, who were stranded in the Philippine Sea for five days after delivering the atomic weapons that would eventually end WWII. As they awaited rescue, they endured extreme thirst, hunger, and relentless shark attacks.
Ratings
IMDb5.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes18%
Metacritic30/100
Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do.
675 audience votes
Key crew
- Richard Rionda Del CastroWriter
- Mario Van PeeblesDirector
- Laurent EyquemOriginal Music Composer
- Cam CannonWriter
Cast
- Nicolas CageCaptain McVay
- Tom SizemoreMcWhorter
- Matt LanterBama
- Thomas JaneChuck Gwinn
- Emily TennantClara
- Craig TateGarrison
- Cody WalkerWest
- James RemarAdmiral Parnell
- Max RyanLt. Chuck Gwinn
- Currie GrahamCaptain Ryan
- Callard HarrisLt. Standish
- Brian PresleyWaxman
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Themes
world war iishark attackbased on true storynaval warfarepacific ocean1940snaval disasterhallucinationsopen-sea survivalatomic bomb deliverytorpedo attacknaval battlefield