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As a boy, Louis "Louie" Zamperini is always in trouble, but with the help of his older brother, he turns his life around and channels his energy into running, later qualifying for the 1936 Olympics. When World War II breaks out, Louie enlists in the military. After his plane crashes in the Pacific, he survives an incredible 47 days adrift in a raft, until his capture by the Japanese navy. Sent to a POW camp, Louie becomes the favorite target of a particularly cruel prison commander.

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Unbroken is undoubtedly well-intentioned, but it hits a few too many of the expected prestige-pic beats to register as strongly as it should.

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Unbroken (2014) | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Udita Jhunjhunwala Livemint Unbroken doesn't penetrate the surface of emotions, remaining a slightly detached, albeit respectful, representation of a potentially touching and inspiring true story. Aug 5, 2019 Full Review Unbroken (2014) | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online ... so painfully generic that one could probably copy the review of any derivative WWII film and paste it right here. Rated: C Sep 1, 2017 Full Review Unbroken (2014) | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Lenika Cruz The Atlantic Unbroken falls short of the epic war drama and sweeping testament-to-the-human-spirit it strives to be. Jan 21, 2016 Full Review Unbroken (2014) | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Alejandro Turdó EscribiendoCine The direction at times seems to borrow too many elements from Eastwood's films without developing the characters who are the heart of this enormous story and... turn out to be quite flat and two-dimensional at times. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 6/10 Aug 23, 2024 Full Review Unbroken (2014) | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies “Unbroken” is a competent and well-intentioned movie centered around an inspiring true story. Rated: 3/5 Aug 21, 2022 Full Review Unbroken (2014) | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review The film has been carefully constructed into a blind adoration instead of a worthy portrait; it captures events, but not people, not gradations. Rated: 2/4 Jul 13, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jedi D Not sure how anyone could give this film a bad review. It's inspiring and emotional. Great direction by Angelina Jolie of an outstanding script by the Cohen brothers and a powerful performance by Jack O'Connell. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/20/24 Full Review Bryan S Too many missed pieces from the book and originating story. It tried, and what was good was great, but the rest was left for the imagination unfortunately. Rated 1.5/5 Stars • Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 04/03/24 Full Review Dale M Good story. Very touching. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/06/24 Full Review Audience Member Get u outta bed the next day typa flick Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/06/24 Full Review Jack M There’s a good story here, but it’s all to satisfied to just tell it simply, without significant performances, and will drown in a genre filled with much more brutal and powerful wartime depictions. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/23/23 Full Review Glenn G Lackluster American war film… or whatever it was. Great idea but poor execution. Kill 30 minute off this film and I guarantee it would have received better reviews. I'm a sucker for "real" true stories though and think this movie deserves a watch one time… A wild plot on what this man had to endure in real life, unfortunately this movie felt like he was tortured longer in the movie than in real life…. can't see myself watching it again unfortunately but not a "bad" movie. Filming wise this movie deserves 2 stars… but bringing light on what this man conquered deserves 5. Good watch if you haven't seen it once, unfortunately I wish the filming was executed better. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Angelina Jolie Director Jack O'Connell Louie Zamperini Domhnall Gleeson Phil Garrett Hedlund Fitzgerald Miyavi Watanabe Finn Wittrock Mac
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Synopsis As a boy, Louis "Louie" Zamperini is always in trouble, but with the help of his older brother, he turns his life around and channels his energy into running, later qualifying for the 1936 Olympics. When World War II breaks out, Louie enlists in the military. After his plane crashes in the Pacific, he survives an incredible 47 days adrift in a raft, until his capture by the Japanese navy. Sent to a POW camp, Louie becomes the favorite target of a particularly cruel prison commander.

Director
Angelina Jolie

Producer
Angelina Jolie, Matthew Baer, Erwin Stoff, Clayton Townsend

Screenwriter
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Richard LaGravenese, William Nicholson

Distributor
Universal Pictures

Production Co
Jolie Pas, 3 Arts Entertainment

Rating
PG-13 (Intense Sequences of Brutality|Brief Language|War Violence)

Genre
Biography, History, Drama, War

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 25, 2014, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 13, 2015

Box Office (Gross USA)
$115.6M

Runtime
2h 17m

Sound Mix
Dolby Atmos, SDDS, Dolby Digital, Datasat

Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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