Thirteen Lives

Name: Thirteen Lives
Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller
Released: July 29, 2022
Duration: 142 min
Rating: 66
Cast: Colin Farrell, Jak Boon, Jane Larkin, Joel Edgerton, Josh Helman

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: July 29, 2022 | PG-13

Starring: Colin Farrell, Jak Boon, Jane Larkin, Joel Edgerton, Josh Helman, Lewis Fitz-gerald, Natvara Hongsuwan, Paul Gleeson, Paula Garcia, Shakriya Tarinyawat, Tom Bateman, Viggo Mortensen, Vithaya Pansringarm, Zahra Newman

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Streaming on Prime Video August 5, 2022.

Summary: Thirteen Lives recounts the incredible true story of the tremendous global effort to rescue a Thai soccer team who become trapped in the Tham Luang cave during an unexpected rainstorm. Faced with insurmountable odds, a team of the world’s most skilled and experienced divers – uniquely able to navigate the maze of flooded, narrow caveThirteen Lives recounts the incredible true story of the tremendous global effort to rescue a Thai soccer team who become trapped in the Tham Luang cave during an unexpected rainstorm. Faced with insurmountable odds, a team of the world’s most skilled and experienced divers – uniquely able to navigate the maze of flooded, narrow cave tunnels – join with Thai forces and more than 10,000 volunteers to attempt a harrowing rescue of the twelve boys and their coach. With impossibly high stakes and the entire world watching, the group embarks on their most challenging dive yet, showcasing the limitlessness of the human spirit in the process.… Expand

Director: Ron Howard

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, Thriller

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 142 min

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Jeff Ewing

Jul 25, 2022

Thirteen Lives is a film that truly orients itself around a grounded cinematic approach to story, one largely told without big, grandstanding emotional speeches but instead focused on visually capturing subjectivity, demonstrating tension, and highlighting the life-or-death weight of the characters' choices.utm_campaign=clip Read full review

Stephanie Zacharek

Jul 29, 2022

Luckily, we have the benefit of being able to read the future even as we watch Thirteen Lives, and that leaves us free to enjoy Howard’s crackerjack storytelling skills, not to mention the picture’s bracing, casually heroic lead performances. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Aug 5, 2022

Howard finds the heart in this story, and the perfect places to pluck the heartstrings. It’s an emotional movie, given a real-time “What we don’t know yet” urgency by Nicholson’s script, and a sort of awestruck “Look what these 5,000 people did just to save these children” credulity by one of Hollywood’s greatest “movies with heart” filmmakers. Read full review

Alissa Wilkinson

Aug 2, 2022

By the end of the story, the film’s aims are clear: to show what an absolute miracle the rescue was, and to honor the extraordinary cooperation and selflessness of those who came to help. Yes, that’s inspirational. But it also quietly counters a Hollywood history besotted with lone rangers and mavericks. Everyone matters. Read full review

Tim Grierson

Aug 8, 2022

Howard honours the collective heroism above all else, resulting in a well-crafted procedural that’s a little impersonal. Like the brave men who ultimately saved the day, Thirteen Lives gets the job done. Read full review

Peter Debruge

Jul 28, 2022

The movie works, but there has to be a more original way in to the Thai cave rescue story, other than through the main entrance, high-fiving its heroes at every step. For starters, it might have spent a little more time on the “Thirteen Lives” on the line. Read full review

Courtney Howard

Jul 27, 2022

Howard’s film winds up as a rote retread, transitioning from headline news to big-screen snooze. Read full review

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GotHeeeem

Aug 21, 2022

10/10 Best movie I've seen in 5 years.
-Don't listen to the subpar reviews, this movie is a must see for everyone.
-Epic true story, amazing acting, such a high quality made film that only comes along sadly once a year now.
-Just watch it.

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martin57

Aug 9, 2022

Great job by Ron Howard. Good performances by Viggo, Colin and the whole cast. Story was super interesting and intense. I really love the spirit of the Thai people.

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alanpotter17

Nov 9, 2022

Tirando o maneirismo de alguns personagens (um ateísmo forçado), a parte técnica é perfeita, dá uma agonia assistir ao resgate, e como é baseado em fatos reais, torna tudo muito impressionante. O filme poderia dosar melhor o trabalho dos voluntários nativos, até mesmo a crença deles. De todaTirando o maneirismo de alguns personagens (um ateísmo forçado), a parte técnica é perfeita, dá uma agonia assistir ao resgate, e como é baseado em fatos reais, torna tudo muito impressionante. O filme poderia dosar melhor o trabalho dos voluntários nativos, até mesmo a crença deles. De toda forma, é sim um filme que dá espaço para a técnica científica e para a humanidade contida naqueles profissionais, familiares, garotos, o técnico deles, enfim, é um filme que emociona e celebra a vida.… Expand

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Brent_Marchant

Aug 6, 2022

For 18 days in 2018, the world's attention was focused on the attempted rescue of 12 young soccer players and their coach who were trapped inside the flooded Tham Luang cavern in northern Thailand. It was an inspiring story that moved people around the globe, and director Ron Howard has nowFor 18 days in 2018, the world's attention was focused on the attempted rescue of 12 young soccer players and their coach who were trapped inside the flooded Tham Luang cavern in northern Thailand. It was an inspiring story that moved people around the globe, and director Ron Howard has now brought it to life in a technically masterful re-creation. However, as capably made as this picture is, its overlong 2:29:00 runtime can try the patience of viewers at times, especially when some of it sequences become drawn out and repetitive. This is by no means intended to diminish the uplifting nature of the story or the adeptness with which it has been produced cinematically, but, given the emphasis on the picture's technical merits, this approach to telling the tale tends to shortchange its tremendous emotional impact. A journalistically styled by-the-numbers take on telling a story like this is fine, but I was hoping for something a little more heartfelt in light of the miracle this epically heroic yarn turned out to be. "Thirteen Lives" definitely earns a passing grade, but I can't help but wonder what it might have been with a little more emotion – and a lot more heart-tugging.… Expand

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royalguy07

Aug 7, 2022

Absolutely insane that this rescue worked given all the circumstances and the method used. Decent film.

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LulaReiki

Sep 30, 2022

Film well conducted most of the time, but with a lack of emotion, mainly because of the narrated theme, which is strange directed by whoever it is. The script is well constructed, has good performances, but lacks emotional scale. A feather

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MetacriticOnur

Aug 10, 2022

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not good in any manner or degree.

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