---
title: 'The Perfect Storm (2000)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Wolfgang Petersen'
released: '2000-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 130
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-perfect-storm-2000'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0177971/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Perfect Storm (2000)

2000 · PG-13 · 130 min · Drama, Action · United States


## Synopsis

The Perfect Storm is a 2000 American disaster drama film directed by Wolfgang Petersen and based on the 1997 creative non-fiction book of the same name by Sebastian Junger. The film was adapted by William D. Wittliff, with an uncredited rewrite by Bo Goldman, and tells the story of Andrea Gail, a commercial fishing vessel that was lost at sea with all hands after being caught in the Perfect Storm of 1991. The film stars George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane, William Fichtner, Karen Allen, Bob Gunton, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and John C. Reilly.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Wolfgang Petersen](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolfgang-petersen)
- **Screenplay:** [Bo Goldman](https://cinepixo.com/people/bo-goldman), [William D. Wittliff](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-d-wittliff)
- **Original Music Composer:** [James Horner](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-horner)
- **Producer:** [Gail Katz](https://cinepixo.com/people/gail-katz)
- **Director of Photography:** [John Seale](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-seale)
- **Editor:** [Richard Francis-Bruce](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-francis-bruce)

## Cast

- [John C. Reilly](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-c-reilly) as Dale "Murph" Murphy
- [Bob Gunton](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-gunton) as Alexander McAnally III
- [Rusty Schwimmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/rusty-schwimmer) as Irene “Big Red” Johnson
- [Diane Lane](https://cinepixo.com/people/diane-lane) as Christina "Chris" Cotter
- [James Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-lee-2)
- [Christopher McDonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-mcdonald) as Todd Gross
- [George Clooney](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-clooney) as Frank William "Billy" Tyne
- [Allen Payne](https://cinepixo.com/people/allen-payne) as Alfred Pierre
- [Dash Mihok](https://cinepixo.com/people/dash-mihok) as Sergeant Jeremy Mitchell
- [Cherry Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/cherry-jones) as Edie Bailey
- [Michael Ironside](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-ironside) as Bob Brown
- [William Fichtner](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-fichtner) as David "Sully" Sullivan
- [Josh Hopkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/josh-hopkins)
- [Karen Allen](https://cinepixo.com/people/karen-allen) as Melissa Brown
- [Mark Wahlberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-wahlberg) as Robert "Bobby" Shatford

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Official site: http://perfectstorm.warnerbros.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-perfect-storm-2000
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