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The Perfect Storm

The Perfect Storm

Feel its fury.

20006.52h 10m

Overview

In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atlantic. Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail.

Directed by Wolfgang Petersen
Written by William D. Wittliff, Sebastian Junger
Produced by Gail Katz, Wolfgang Petersen, Paula Weinstein
Box OfficeBudget: $130.0MRevenue: $328.7M

Top Cast

George Clooney

George Clooney

Capt. Billy Tyne

Mark Wahlberg

Mark Wahlberg

Bobby Shatford

Diane Lane

Diane Lane

Christina "Chris" Cotter

John C. Reilly

John C. Reilly

Dale "Murp" Murphy

William Fichtner

William Fichtner

David "Sully" Sullivan

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

Linda Greenlaw

John Hawkes

John Hawkes

Mike "Bugsy" Moran

Dash Mihok

Dash Mihok

Sgt. Jeremy Mitchell

Karen Allen

Karen Allen

Melissa Brown

Bob Gunton

Bob Gunton

Alexander McAnally III

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or booknatural disasteru.s. air forcebiographybased on true storymarinedisastersharktragic eventthunderstormnew englandjamaicanmeteorologistrescue boatcity hallthe flemish capmale camaraderiestorm at sea1990sman vs nature

About The Perfect Storm

The Perfect Storm is a drama, adventure, action film released in 2000 exploring themes of based on novel or book, natural disaster, u.s. air force, biography, based on true story, marine. Directed by Wolfgang Petersen, it stars George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane. In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atlantic. Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail.

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