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White Squall (1996)

White Squall poster
Directed by
Ridley Scott
Genre
drama film, action film, adventure film, disaster film
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
2h 05m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 409 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of teenage boys join a rigorous sailing program aboard a tall ship. They learn discipline and teamwork while traveling the world, but a violent storm puts their survival skills to the ultimate test.

suspensefultenseadventurouscoming-of-agestormytragicresilientnostalgic

What happens

White Squall is a 1996 American disaster survival film directed by Ridley Scott. It is a coming of age film in which a group of high-school and college-aged teenagers sign up for several months of training aboard a brigantine and travel around half the globe when suddenly they are challenged by a severe storm. The film stars Jeff Bridges, Caroline Goodall, John Savage, Scott Wolf, Jeremy Sisto and Balthazar Getty. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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