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  • 2015
  • PG
  • Amplify Releasing
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2015
  • PG
  • Amplify Releasing
  • 1 h 40 m

Summary In one of the most harrowing true stories of World War II, three US Navy airmen crash land their torpedo bomber in the South Pacific and find themselves on a tiny life raft, surrounded by open ocean. No food. No water. No hope of rescue. Against incredible odds, these three virtual strangers must survive storms, sharks, starvation – and ...

Directed By: Brian Peter Falk

Written By: Mark David Keegan, Brian Peter Falk

  • 2015
  • PG
  • Amplify Releasing
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2015
  • PG
  • Amplify Releasing
  • 1 h 40 m

Against the Sun

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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User Score Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings
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Summary In one of the most harrowing true stories of World War II, three US Navy airmen crash land their torpedo bomber in the South Pacific and find themselves on a tiny life raft, surrounded by open ocean. No food. No water. No hope of rescue. Against incredible odds, these three virtual strangers must survive storms, sharks, starvation – and ...

Directed By: Brian Peter Falk

Written By: Mark David Keegan, Brian Peter Falk

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75
Jan 23, 2015
There are a couple of hallucinatory sequences that don't quite work, and the score by Paul Mills comes swooping in, insistent upon being inspirational in a way that feels like unnecessary underlining.
By Sheila O'Malley FULL REVIEW
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Jan 22, 2015
All three actors turn in solid, committed performances despite physically limiting surroundings, even as you're left with the inescapable feeling that this raft has sailed.
By Michael Rechtshaffen FULL REVIEW

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50
Jan 21, 2015
It sometimes moves us, where the admittedly more arduous ordeal of Louis “Unbroken” Zamperini failed to move, at least on the big screen.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
40
Jan 20, 2015
Against The Sun, like its rudderless seacraft, goes with the path of least resistance: a talkfest where the men reiterate every obstacle they face out loud (all the better to show off period-friendly dialect), engage in some temporary breakdown of friendly bonds, and pray. There’s nothing wrong with this approach, but there’s also nothing special about it.
By Andrew Lapin FULL REVIEW
30
Jan 22, 2015
Against the Sun is a groaningly tedious survival story that will at least leave you with a renewed commitment to wearing sunscreen.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
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Production Company The American Film Company
Release Date Jan 23, 2015
Duration 1 h 40 m
Rating PG
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