Synopsis
The harrowing true story of the crew of the USS Indianapolis, who were stranded in the Philippine Sea for five days after delivering the atomic weapons that would eventually end WWII. As they awaited rescue, they endured extreme thirst, hunger, and relentless shark attacks.
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Cast
- Nicolas CageCaptain McVay
- Tom SizemoreMcWhorter
- Matt LanterBama
- Thomas JaneChuck Gwinn
- Emily TennantClara
- Craig TateGarrison
- Cody WalkerWest
- James RemarAdmiral Parnell
- Max RyanLt. Chuck Gwinn
- Currie GrahamCaptain Ryan
Recommendations
- 75
Observer
As a movie, it lacks the unlimited manpower to equal Hacksaw Ridge, but as a dramatic postscript to the factors that led to Japanese surrender, its power and importance are undeniable. - 40
Los Angeles Times
Director Mario Van Peebles brings real tension and excitement to the scenes where these men are surrounded by predators, but the tone of the film is awkwardly split between the grit of modern cinema and the boisterous adventure of old Hollywood. - 38
Movie Nation
A melodramatic, overreaching and sometimes just inaccurate script by Nic Cage’s go-to screenwriters undermines director Mario Van Peebles’ World War II epic. - 38
RogerEbert.com
The movie USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage is not exactly unwatchable, but it’s also completely not worthy of watching. - 30
Variety
"USS Indianapolis” is a World War II “epic” that’s overscaled yet underimagined. It’s a tale of survival that never provides the audience with a basic entry point into how and why we should care. - 30
The New York Times
The film, directed by Mario Van Peebles, brays the story in broad strokes and clichés as if the horror of it didn’t speak for itself, which it most certainly does. - 30
The Hollywood Reporter
As banal as its title, USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage lacks even the impact of the monologue about the subject delivered by Robert Shaw in Jaws. - 25
The A.V. Club
The sets are either claustrophobically limited or anonymously empty; the period detail is nonexistent; and the special effects are on par with a Syfy original.
