Against the Sun
2014 • 99 min • War · Adventure
Synopsis
A WWII pilot, bombardier, and radioman find themselves adrift on a lifeboat without food or water after being forced to ditch their plane during a scouting mission.
Our family guide
Best from age 12- 100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
- 70 Audience · 221 · 49%
Three American airmen are stranded in the Pacific Ocean after their plane crashes during WWII. They face the immense challenges of survival, including starvation, dehydration, and constant threats from the sea, as they drift for weeks on a small lifeboat.
- Violence & peril
- 3/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 1/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 0/10
- Scary moments
- 4/10
Heads up
- Intense survival situations
- Depictions of extreme hunger and thirst
What it models well
- Resilience and grit
- Teamwork and camaraderie
- Hope in dire circumstances
Talk about it after
- The human will to survive
- Historical context of WWII
- Resourcefulness and problem-solving
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Top billed cast
Director: Brian Falk • Crew: Brian Falk, Mark David Keegan
Trailers & clips
Against The Sun Official Trailer #1 (2015) - Tom Felton Movie HD
Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewers> Yes, another castaway film, but not a bad one either. A castaway film based on the true event of the US navy airmen who crash landed their plane and lost in the sea during the WWII. The story is set when the US response to the Pearl Harbor attack was underway. But three men are unfortunate to end at a vast pacific ocean.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 7.0/10 (221)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- IMDb
- tt2557276
