The Finest Hours (2016 film)
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| Directed by | Craig Gillespie |
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| Based on | The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman |
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| Cinematography | Javier Aguirresarobe |
| Edited by | Tatiana S. Riegel |
| Music by | Carter Burwell |
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| Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $70–80 million |
| Box office | $52.1 million |
The Finest Hours is a 2016 American disaster thriller film directed by Craig Gillespie and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. The screenplay, written by Eric Johnson, Scott Silver, and Paul Tamasy, is based on The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman. The film stars Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Holliday Grainger, John Ortiz, and Eric Bana, and chronicles the historic 1952 United States Coast Guard rescue of the crew of SS Pendleton, after the ship split apart during a nor'easter off the New England coast.
The Finest Hours was released on January 29, 2016. The film, which received mixed reviews from critics, was considered a box office flop for only grossing $52 million worldwide on a $70–80 million production budget.