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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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