Hornblower: The Even Chance
Seen it?1998 | 100 min | War, Adventure, TV Movie
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans and history buffs. If you loved Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World or The Guns of Navarone, start here.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Portsmouth, 1794. Under thundery skies and in lashing rain, 17-year-old midshipman Horatio Hornblower takes the first tentative steps of his naval career, but a feud with a shipmate causes complications.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 19K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Andrew Grieve
- Ioan GruffuddMidshipman Horatio Hornblower
- Robert LindsayCaptain Sir Edward Pellew
- Dorian HealyMidshipman Jack Simpson
- Michael ByrneCaptain Keene
- Robert BathurstLieutenant Eccleston
- Duncan BellMidshipman Clayton
- Paul CopleyMatthews
- Sean GilderStyles
- Simon SherlockOldroyd
- Chris BarnesFinch