The Perfect Storm (2000)
Feel its fury.
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The Perfect Storm rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.5/10· 187K votes
Metacritic59%
TMDb6.485/10· 3K votesWith 6.5/10 on IMDb and 59/100 on Metacritic, this film is well-rated across multiple platforms.
About The Perfect Storm
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.
Cast of The Perfect Storm
George Clooney
as Capt. Billy Tyne
Mark Wahlberg
as Bobby Shatford
Diane Lane
as Christina "Chris" Cotter
John C. Reilly
as Dale "Murp" Murphy
William Fichtner
as David "Sully" Sullivan
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
as Linda Greenlaw
John Hawkes
as Mike "Bugsy" Moran
Dash Mihok
as Sgt. Jeremy Mitchell
Karen Allen
as Melissa Brown
Bob Gunton
as Alexander McAnally III
Cherry Jones
as Edie Bailey
Allen Payne
as Alfred Pierre
The Perfect Storm facts
- Budget
- $130M
- Box office
- $328.7M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Spectacular disaster sequences create impressive visual and technical spectacle
- •True story foundation generates emotional stakes for viewers
- •Action-oriented pacing maintains entertainment value throughout runtime
What the audience disliked
- •Melodramatic character arcs undermine realistic disaster drama authenticity
- •Sentimental approach to tragedy feels manipulative and overwrought
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