During World War II, a small group of survivors is stranded in a lifeboat together after the ship they were traveling on is destroyed by a German U-boat.
Nominated for 3 Oscars. 3 wins & 3 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
At times, the film seems on the verge of rising above its frankly propagandistic intentions, but it never really confronts the Darwinian themes built into the material.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
The characters are reasonably free of cliched personalities, so what happens between them is rarely predictable, and there are enough crises and tensions within the 96-minute running time to hold a viewer fully attentive.
– Douglas Pratt,
Hollywood Reporter,
13 Dec 2005
fresh:
That old master of screen melodrama, Alfred Hitchcock, and Writer John Steinbeck have combined their distinctive talents in a tremendously provocative film.