Unbroken

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Unbroken

PG-13

2014

2h 43m

Biography

History

Drama

War

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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.

Critics Consensus

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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Udita Jhunjhunwala

Livemint

08/05/2019

Unbroken doesn't penetrate the surface of emotions, remaining a slightly detached, albeit respectful, representation of a potentially touching and inspiring true story.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

09/01/2017

C

... so painfully generic that one could probably copy the review of any derivative WWII film and paste it right here.

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Lenika Cruz

The Atlantic

01/21/2016

Unbroken falls short of the epic war drama and sweeping testament-to-the-human-spirit it strives to be.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

08/21/2022

3/5

“Unbroken” is a competent and well-intentioned movie centered around an inspiring true story.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

07/13/2022

2/4

The film has been carefully constructed into a blind adoration instead of a worthy portrait; it captures events, but not people, not gradations.

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Q.V. Hough

Vague Visages

06/27/2022

"Jolie didn't make a bad movie, and 'Unbroken' might have even won Best Picture 20 years ago, but you can't throw the star under the bus -- especially in a biopic -- and let the antagonist destroy one of the most powerful scenes."

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Michael O

@obyone Feb 7

Critics don't know jack. Good movie about a remarkable human being. I look for movies rated low by critics and high by audience. They're usually good.

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Tito K

@TitoK Jan 10

The book is worth to read. The movie feels merely an executive summary. But then it would have taken easily 3-4 hours to capture the full story

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Aptil B.

@Spring26 Dec 29

Excellent inspiring film that shows even during the most dire of times.. strength and perseverance can be found in your faith..

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Nick S

@Nicksnothingness Dec 21

An incredible cruel story but a very good film to showcase the tragedy. War is something stupid, but this is a must watch.

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James L

@Jimmy065 Dec 14

An O.K. movie. I just couldn't connect with the characters for some reason, which made it very slow and overly long.

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Jude S

@RT64522017 Nov 15

Stunning film, can’t believe the bad reviews from the ‘critics’ as that is all they are capable of. Great cinematography and acting and was very surprised to see who directed it. So pleased I watched it. Give it the 10 minute test and you’ll see.

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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: Matthew Baer, Erwin Stoff, Clayton Townsend
Screenwriter: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Richard LaGravenese, William Nicholson
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: 3 Arts Entertainment, Jolie Pas
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 43m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, SDDS, Dolby Digital, Datasat
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)