The Finest Hours (2016) poster
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FilmPG-132016

The Finest Hours

ActionDramaHistoryThriller

Directed by Craig Gillespie

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. From TMDB

27 reactions from 2 sources (Bluesky, TMDB reviews) · newest May 14, 2026 · last updated Oct 9, 2026 · How this works

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The Finest Hours is a 2016 action drama history film, directed by Craig Gillespie, starring Chris Pine, Casey Affleck and Ben Foster.

  • 23 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, TMDB reviews
  • posts span Jun 4, 2016 to May 14, 2026

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  • cageyratfish (they) UTC-7 🐟🏳️‍⚧️ @cageyratfish.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 11, 2026

    The movie (The Finest Hours) was about one of these T-2 ships (SS Pendleton) & the Coast Guard lifeboat crew who rescued its survivors during a bad winter storm off Cape Cod in 1952 Two of those T-2s broke in half off Massachusetts that same night 😬

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  • Conor @ernekid.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 18, 2024

    After listening to the @wtyppod.bsky.social on the sinking of the SS Pendleton, I’m watching the movie about it The Finest Hours. Boy this movie just sank without a trace. Did anyone know that Chris Pine starred in a Coast Guard centered disaster movie?

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  • Bonnie Lynne @msbonnielynne.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 9, 2025

    Watched The Finest Hours last night. A decent embellished for filn true story of the Coast Guard's most daring rescue in history. Everything you want from a disaster movie. A yummy Chris Pine, a pretty and feisty bride-to-be on shore, great at-sea action shots. Solid 3.5/5 #fiomsky #moviesky

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  • Lissa Evans @lissakevans.bsky.socialBluesky · May 8, 2026

    Unfortunately a film came out just the year before called The Finest Hours - it was quite a big release (Disney, I think) & it was felt that it was just too similar to the book title. I *did* mind, yes, but I understood why (and my husband minded because he'd thought of it in the first place!)

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  • Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 24, 2025

    LBJ is actually one of the hardest presidents to figure this out for. He was often in and out of movies that were listed as screened. Here's how the WH daily diary describes a Jan. 16, 1965 screening of The Finest Hours (1964): "President fell asleep only saw ⅓ of film, woke up for news after."

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  • Sasha Feather @sasha-feather.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 29, 2025

    Tonight I am watching "The Finest Hours" a Disney movie about a coast guard rescue in 1952.

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  • Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 12, 2024

    Disaster films have become my comfort watch lately. The Finest Hours feels like an overlooked one. Yes, it's got a formulaic structure, but it's compelling and solidly written with well formed characters and convincing, big-seas drama. the break-up of the ship at the start is an excellent set-up.

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  • Mad Dr. A-boo-ly (she/he) @amuly.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 28, 2023

    Watching "The Finest Hours" in my quest to watch any movie that Matthew Maher has a marginally significant role in before NYCC, and I was a bit hesitant because Casey Affleck (the things I do for you, Matt) but: BOAT DISASTER! BOAT DISASTER!! I FORGOT HOW MUCH I LOVE BOAT DISASTERS!!

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 22, 2026

    The (movie) The Finest Hours 1080p (Prime)(US) $4.99 (History) (iMDB) 6.8 Cast: Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Eric Bana, Holliday Grainger, John Ortiz

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 16, 2026

    The (movie) The Finest Hours (HD/HDX) (Vudu) (US) for $5 Cast: Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Eric Bana, Holliday Grainger, John Ortiz Genre: (History) (Movies Anywhere) Trailer & Reviews : www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_finest...

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  • Andromeda Yelton @thatandromeda.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 21, 2025

    Definitely the first thing that came to mind (The Finest Hours is in a similar vein but I’ve never seen the movie, just read the book)

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  • Liam (Pumpkin Spice Latte Edition) Dalley @cinephile25.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 11, 2025

    I also recommend checking out Lars and the Real Girl as well. That was his directorial debut and it’s superb, The Finest Hours was his first action movie and that’s decent as well m.youtube.com/watch?v=XNcs...

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  • Raptor @raptornx01.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 11, 2025

    movie night with a "Titanic" and "The Finest Hours" double feature.

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  • Dave Percival @tetrapod.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 30, 2024

    Knocked up isn't as funny, but I think it's probably a better movie - Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann steal the show in a very real way. If you want something short that's vastly underrated, I loved The Finest Hours. It bombed in box office, and it messes up in the finale, but I still love it.

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  • The Wilder Way: Starring Patrick Wymark @harrydobermann.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 26, 2024

    November 1965 - #PatrickWymark could be seen at the cinema in REPULSION, a re-release of THE CRIMINAL, THE SECRET OF BLOOD ISLAND, and OPERATION CROSSBOW (as Churchill). He could also be heard as the voice of Churchill in THE FINEST HOURS documentary film.

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · May 14, 2026

    The (movie) The Finest Hours 1080p (iTunes)(AU) AU$4.99 (History) (iMDB) 6.8 Cast: Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Eric Bana, Holliday Grainger, John Ortiz

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · May 6, 2026

    The (movie) The Finest Hours 1080p (Prime)(US) $4.99 (History) (iMDB) 6.8 Cast: Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Eric Bana, Holliday Grainger, John Ortiz

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  • drewsandoval.bsky.social @drewsandoval.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 1, 2026

    I, Tanya has the jittery steadicam look of a David O Russell movie, Cruella has that over art-directed textured-commercial look of the Disney live-action remakes, The Finest Hours plays towards old-fashioned studio filmmaking with a sturdy “plant-the-camera-and-point-it-at-the-scene” dependability

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  • Today In Movies @todayinmovies.comBluesky · Jan 30, 2026

    🎬 The Top 4 Thriller Movies Released on January 29! What's your fave? 1. North Face 2. The Finest Hours 3. Ishqiya 4. The Translators Check out all 51 movies released on this day at https://todayinmovies.com #TodayInMovies #Movies #Film #Thriller

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  • Today In Movies @todayinmovies.comBluesky · Jan 29, 2026

    🎬 The Top 4 Action Movies Released on January 29! What's your fave? 1. North Face 2. Kung Fu Panda 3 3. The Finest Hours 4. Adventures of Don Juan Check out all 51 movies released on this day at https://todayinmovies.com #TodayInMovies #Movies #Film #Action

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  • Spookleton Peck 👻🎃🧛‍♂️⛓️🪓⚰️🪦 @templetonpeck.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 11, 2025

    And yes, I'm going to blow right past the unsubtle implication that "The Finest Hours" could have been a Hallmark movie.

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  • Rob @rflixtv.bsky.socialBluesky · May 20, 2025

    An okay film with a few tense moments that kept me watching. My ★★★ review of The Finest Hours on Letterboxd boxd.it/9KBzLL #filmsky

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  • Pramod_AFC @pramodafc.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 24, 2025

    The Finest Hours (2016): This one is a wonderful movie. Cinematography, screenplay and acting are perfectly balanced.

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  • The L1P @thel1p.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 26, 2024

    "... It seems to keep finding new fans and more love, exactly as it deserves. It's an absolute gem of a film, and its failure was on Disney's mishandling of it, not the film's lack of quality." My ★★★★ review of #TheFinestHours on @Letterboxd. boxd.it/6XPC2P

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  • r96sk @r96skTMDB reviews · Nov 15, 2020

    Good. Nothing more than that, but nothing less either. 'The Finest Hours' is a little bit too on the nose in parts, I felt like some of the cast were overacting here and there - especially Casey Affleck (Ray), not that he is bad though. Chris Pine is enjoyable in the lead role. Pacing is iffy, but the effects are excellent - from the ships to the water scenes, impressive! The (true) story, meanwhile, is as hearty as you'd expect. Worth watching.

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  • StbMDB @StbMDBTMDB reviews · May 15, 2017

    First and foremost this film reminds me of Hacksaw Ridge, second and no less important it's just as good as the afore mentioned film in the sense that the main character is just as law-bound as the religious lad in Hacksaw going about his day saving people's lives in the middle of a hurricane, ergo in The Finest Hour's case while on sea - with a life-guard boat, just as feature-some as the soldier saving soldiers in the middle of a war without shooting a f#cking gun! And, supposedly, this…

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  • Reno @RanganTMDB reviews · Jun 4, 2016

    > A very much acceptable film that inspired by a real event except long pauses and too much ineffective sentiment. A disaster drama-thriller based on the true account of the 1952. So much better film than I anticipated. But there are a few things I did not like; like the frequent pauses in the narration where nothing really happens other that space given for the emotional background score to pull the viewers in. In a result, it did not work, definitely not for me. Yeah, in the many important…

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