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The Perfect Storm

2000PG-132h 10m6.5 / 10

Feel its fury.

In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atlantic. Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail.

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Synopsis

In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atlantic. Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail.

More about The Perfect Storm

Cast

George ClooneyCapt. Billy Tyne
Mark WahlbergBobby Shatford
Diane LaneChristina "Chris" Cotter
John C. ReillyDale "Murp" Murphy
William FichtnerDavid "Sully" Sullivan
Mary Elizabeth MastrantonioLinda Greenlaw
John HawkesMike "Bugsy" Moran
Dash MihokSgt. Jeremy Mitchell

Credits

Directed by
Wolfgang Petersen
Written by
William D. Wittliff, Sebastian Junger

Production details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Budget
$130M
Box office
$328.7M

Production

  • Radiant ProductionsUnited States
  • Warner Bros. PicturesUnited States
  • Baltimore PicturesUnited States
  • Spring Creek PicturesUnited States

Themes

1990sbased on novel or bookbased on true storybiographycity halldisasterjamaicanmale camaraderie