---
title: 'The Finest Hours (2016)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Craig Gillespie'
released: '2016-01-29'
runtime_minutes: 118
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-finest-hours-2016'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2025690/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Finest Hours (2016)

2016 · PG-13 · 118 min · Drama, Action, History · United States


## Synopsis

The Finest Hours is a 2016 American action thriller film directed by Craig Gillespie and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. The screenplay, written by Eric Johnson, Scott Silver, and Paul Tamasy, is based on The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman. The film stars Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Holliday Grainger, John Ortiz, and Eric Bana, and chronicles the historic 1952 United States Coast Guard rescue of the crew of SS Pendleton, after the ship split apart during a nor'easter off the New England coast.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Craig Gillespie](https://cinepixo.com/people/craig-gillespie)
- **Screenplay:** [Scott Silver](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-silver), [Paul Tamasy](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-tamasy), [Eric Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-johnson-2)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Carter Burwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/carter-burwell)
- **Producer:** [James Whitaker](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-whitaker), [Dorothy Aufiero](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-aufiero)
- **Director of Photography:** [Javier Aguirresarobe](https://cinepixo.com/people/javier-aguirresarobe)
- **Editor:** [Tatiana S. Riegel](https://cinepixo.com/people/tatiana-s-riegel)

## Cast

- [Ben Foster](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-foster) as Richard Livesey
- [Keiynan Lonsdale](https://cinepixo.com/people/keiynan-lonsdale) as Eldon Hanan
- [John Ortiz](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-ortiz) as Wallace Quirey
- [Alexander Cook](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-cook) as John Stello
- [Holliday Grainger](https://cinepixo.com/people/holliday-grainger) as Miriam Webber
- [John Magaro](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-magaro)
- [Angela Hope Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/angela-hope-smith) as Catherine Paine
- [Harley Harrison](https://cinepixo.com/people/harley-harrison) as Seamen
- [Kate Crowley](https://cinepixo.com/people/kate-crowley) as Local Townsfolk
- [Abraham Benrubi](https://cinepixo.com/people/abraham-benrubi) as George "Tiny" Myers
- [Thomas Brogan](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-brogan) as Local Townsfolk
- [Rachel Brosnahan](https://cinepixo.com/people/rachel-brosnahan) as Bea Hansen
- [Kyle Gallner](https://cinepixo.com/people/kyle-gallner) as Andy Fitzgerald
- [Beau Knapp](https://cinepixo.com/people/beau-knapp) as Mel Gouthro
- [Eric Bana](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-bana) as Daniel Webster Cluff

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Official site: http://movies.disney.com/the-finest-hours
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-finest-hours-2016
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