USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016)

Directed by

Mario Van Peebles

Genre

drama film, action film, war film, thriller film, historical film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 08m

Rated

R

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 665 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Based on true events, this film follows the crew of a US Navy ship that is sunk by a Japanese submarine near the end of World War II. The men struggle to survive in shark-infested waters while awaiting rescue.

tensemelancholicbleakgrittysuspensefulsomberharrowingtragic

What happens

USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (also titled USS Indianapolis: Disaster in the Philippine Sea) is a 2016 American war disaster film directed by Mario Van Peebles and written by Cam Cannon and Richard Rionda Del Castro, based largely on the true story of the loss of the ship of the same name in the closing stages of World War II. The film stars Nicolas Cage, Tom Sizemore, Thomas Jane, Matt Lanter, Brian Presley, and Cody Walker. Principal photography began on June 19, 2015, in Mobile, Alabama. The film premiered in the Philippines on August 24, 2016. It was released as a digital rental on iTunes and Amazon in the United States on October 14, 2016, and in limited theaters during the Veterans Day weekend. The film underperformed at the box office and received negative reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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