The Finest Hours
Film2016117 min

The Finest Hours

Taste attributes: actiondramahistorythrillerhistoricalvehiclesunsavouryrealisticlinearall consuming questcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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"32 survivors, room for 12."

Boxlist takeA grounded thriller, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Chris PineCasey AffleckBen FosterEric BanaHolliday Grainger

Details

Genre
Action
Year
2016
Runtime
117 min
Status
Released
Studio
Red Hawk Entertainment
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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