During a solo voyage in the Indian Ocean, a veteran mariner awakes to find his vessel taking on water after a collision with a stray shipping container. With his radio and navigation equipment disabled, he sails unknowingly into a violent storm and barely escapes with his life. With any luck, the ocean currents may carry him into a shipping lane -- but, with supplies dwindling and the sharks circling, the sailor is forced to face his own mortality.
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 48 nominations.
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
All Is Lost is very much Redford's triumph. His turn isn't pure disappearance so much as a brilliantly human example of cresting and plummeting, cresting and plummeting.
– Lisa Kennedy,
Denver Post,
25 Oct 2013
rotten:
All is Lost is a testament to a great actor, an experimental piece of cinema and a bit of a bore.
– Rene Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov 2013
fresh:
We get the predictable plot points - storms, sharks, close calls with passing ships - but it feels like a uniquely handmade artifact.
– Joe Williams,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
7 Nov 2013
fresh:
This is an uncommonly absorbing movie.
– Wesley Morris,
Grantland,
10 Dec 2013
rotten:
Even Redford bailing water for 106 minutes can be a bit much.