The Rescue
Courage runs deep.
2021 • 107 min • Documentary · Drama
Our family guide
Best from age 9- 100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
- 80 Audience · 274 · 49%
The Rescue chronicles the incredible true story of the 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue. When twelve boys and their coach become trapped by monsoon floods, an international team races against time to save them from deep inside the flooded cave in Thailand.
- Violence & peril
- 2/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 0/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 0/10
- Scary moments
- 6/10
Heads up
- Extended scenes of peril and claustrophobia
- Real-life stakes of a dangerous situation
- Emotional intensity as the rescue unfolds
What it models well
- Courage and selflessness
- International cooperation
- Resilience in crisis
- Teamwork and ingenuity
Talk about it after
- How heroes come in many forms
- The power of hope in dire situations
- The science and logistics of a rescue
- Cultural differences in a global crisis
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Top billed cast
Director: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi • Crew: Wes Tooke
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Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersWell-done! I appreciated the effort that was spent on the reconstruction of the cave, as that was one thing that was quite unclear to me when reading about this in the news. I also thought the integration of the true footage with recreations was done tastefully. Amazing that they got all the kids out!
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 8.0/10 (274)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $946,634
- IMDb
- tt9098872
- Official site
- films.nationalgeographic.com