The Perfect Storm

2000Movie⏱️ 2h 10mPG-13🏆 #4238 Top Rated

ActionAdventureDramaThriller

⭐ 6.5

IMDB Rating

187,038 votes

An unusually intense storm pattern catches some commercial fishermen unaware and puts them in mortal danger.

Director

Wolfgang Petersen

Writers

Sebastian Junger, William D. Wittliff

Stars

George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, John C. Reilly

Release Date

June 30, 2000

Language

English

Country

United States

🏆 4

Wins

🎯 28

Nominations

💬 859

Reviews

📋 104K

Watchlists

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🎭 Top Cast

George Clooney

as Billy Tyne

Mark Wahlberg

as Bobby Shatford

John C. Reilly

as Dale 'Murph' Murphy

Diane Lane

as Christina Cotter

William Fichtner

as David 'Sully' Sullivan

John Hawkes

as Mike 'Bugsy' Moran

Allen Payne

as Alfred Pierre

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

as Linda Greenlaw

Karen Allen

as Melissa Brown

Cherry Jones

as Edie Bailey

💰 Box Office

$328,718,434

Worldwide Gross

$182,618,434

Domestic Gross

$41,325,042

Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

2.39 : 1

Sound

Dolby Digital EX

Sound

DTS

Filming Location

Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA

Production

Warner Bros., Baltimore Spring Creek Productions, Radiant Productions

🏷️ Keywords

fishermanstorm at seafishing boatfishfishing

🎯 Categories

DisasterDocudramaSea AdventureSurvivalActionAdventureDramaThriller

⭐ Featured Review

A fine film of man's battle against the sea

by fleagles • 2000-08-02

7/10

"Director Wolfgang Petersen, who is known for making films that demand the best of people in extraordinarily tight situations (Das Boot, Outbreak), here directs a fine cast in the adaption of Sebastian Junger's best seller. George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg star as two of the men aboard the Andrea Gail, a boat that left Gloucester, Massachusetts in 1991 for a swordfishing trip, but was caught up in a terrifying mix of three storms. Never had such a meteorological event occurred. Much has been written about this film's special effects in their portrayal of the stormy seas, and these ..."