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Abandoned

  • 2015
  • TV-14
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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Dominic Purcell in Abandoned (2015)
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In 1989 the trimaran Rose Noelle set sail from Picton, New Zealand, bound for Tonga with four crew. After a freak wave capsized the yacht, they drifted for 119 days before landing on Great B... Read allIn 1989 the trimaran Rose Noelle set sail from Picton, New Zealand, bound for Tonga with four crew. After a freak wave capsized the yacht, they drifted for 119 days before landing on Great Barrier Island.In 1989 the trimaran Rose Noelle set sail from Picton, New Zealand, bound for Tonga with four crew. After a freak wave capsized the yacht, they drifted for 119 days before landing on Great Barrier Island.

  • Director
    • John Laing
  • Writers
    • John Glennie
    • Stephanie Johnson
    • Jane Phare
  • Stars
    • Dominic Purcell
    • Peter Feeney
    • Owen Black
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    3.5K
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    • Director
      • John Laing
    • Writers
      • John Glennie
      • Stephanie Johnson
      • Jane Phare
    • Stars
      • Dominic Purcell
      • Peter Feeney
      • Owen Black
    • 28User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    marciama

    None of them looks like being lost in the sea for 119 days ...

    It's not a bad movie, the only problem is that none of them looks like being lost in the sea for 119 days. I'll take that as a production error, for instance, movies like Cast Away, Life of Pi, ... actors would gradually "look" like they've been lost in the sea for that long (skinny, tanned, sun burned, dehydrated, messy long hairs, dirty, torn clothes, ... etc..). But in the movie "Abandoned", actors look about the same from the beginning to the end (check Dominic Purcell's hair ...). Also, most of these types of movies, it will either emphasize the scientific/technical parts, or the mental/spiritual aspects of human, but this movie just very lightly grazed through any of it, and it's a movie that leaves no impact, no thoughts after.
    7gsaxon

    A watchable movie

    This is not the kind of movie I would see twice, however, it was interesting enough for me to watch it to the end. It was uneven at times, but because it is based on a true life adventure and probably a book, I guess that was inevitable. It had alot of character study of the four crewmen and made me involved enough to ask myself what would I do with each of these characters if I was a crewmember on that capsized trimaran. So it was a worthwhile movie to watch.
    6jjsoltis

    Acting was...

    Substandard. Almost detracted from the story. Seems like the story was told from one persons point of view.
    Phil_Chester

    Doesn't quite deliver

    OK, but doesn't quite deliver on its promise, yet it's still very watchable nonetheless. A little bit sketchy on the meaty parts of the story and a bit too padded out on the bits that are less important. Kind of like 'Cast Away', but on a boat and less gripping.
    8macarthurt

    Great tension that unbelievably really took place

    this is truly are great movie. The story is told in a very "natural" fashion, concentrating on the inner feelings of the protagonists. still at no time there is something as length in this film. in opposite its the "little" motions, sudden turns and details that keep the tension up. Dominic Purcell is acting brilliantly and his fellow sailors are doing great as well. I would - just for cinematic reasons of course - hope for a second part. The actual incident was really dramatic, so I really do not want anything like this happen in the real world. I like movie setting in which more or less random people are bound together in a close room or so like "12 angry men". this picture could become one of the cult movies showing how different men cope with critical situations

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    • Trivia
      This movie is also know titled "Stranded".
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Jim: [narrating] The rogue wave came out of nowhere. A forty foot wave of solid water hit us like a freight train, and was gone before we knew it.

    • Connections
      References Jaws (1975)
    • Soundtracks
      Six Months In A Leaky Boat
      Written by Tim Finn (as T. Finn) (Mushroom Music)

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    • Release date
      • March 17, 2021 (Italy)
    • Country of origin
      • New Zealand
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Stranded
    • Filming locations
      • New Zealand
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 26m(86 min)
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