Against the Sun
Seen it?2014 | 99 min | War, Adventure
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (70% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office, 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 Dunkirk or The Guns of Navarone, start here.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 39 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG: peril. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
A WWII pilot, bombardier, and radioman find themselves adrift on a lifeboat without food or water after being forced to ditch their plane during a scouting mission.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
70% on Rotten Tomatoes, 43 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$5K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 245K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Brian Falk
- Tom FeltonTony Pastula
- Garret DillahuntHarold Dixon
- Jake AbelGene Aldrich
- Nadia ParraFrances