What is The Finest Hours about?
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.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
During a brutal 1952 blizzard, Coast Guard crews undertake a gritty, suspenseful rescue mission off Cape Cod.
Epic and earnest. A family watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy. Based on true events.
Streaming on Disney+.
The Finest Hours parents guide
No sex or nudity and mild language, about what a PG-13 should carry.
Rated PG-13, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 10.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- A couple
- One or two sudden jolts.
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- None noted
- Language
- Mild
- Mild words like damn, hell or crap.
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Three questions
- Is The Finest Hours scary?
- No. The Finest Hours is not a scary watch.
- How gory is The Finest Hours?
- Light gore and some violence.
- What is The Finest Hours rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Rated PG-13, and mild for one: no sex or nudity and mild language.
Cast and crew
Directed byCraig Gillespie
StarringChris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Eric Bana, Holliday Grainger, John Ortiz
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