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      Captains Courageous

      PG 1996 1h 37m Adventure List
      Reviews 62% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score Orphan Harvey Cheyne Jr. (Ken Vadas), a pampered young heir to a fortune, embarks on a luxury cruise to England. Not used to sailing, the boy gets seasick, falls off of the ship and struggles to stay afloat in the cold ocean water. Luckily, Harvey is rescued by Capt. Matthew Troop (Robert Urich), a fisherman with no patience for the boy's snobbery. Aboard Troop's fishing craft, Harvey must labor to earn his way, in the process learning about humility and the value of honest work. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Good movie and a great way to spend the afternoon. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member I only saw the ending, but what I did see, was very moving. An excellent movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member skip this and see the spencer tracey version (1937) Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member well umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this has got a good cast of actors/actressess thorughout this movie...i think that both robert urich n kenny vadas play good parts throughout this movie...i think that the director of this tv/drama/action/adventure/comedy movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie...its quite a good movie 2 watch because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie its an enjoyable movie Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member This is a charming and well-told story. Don't stray too far from something to dry your eyes, landlubbers! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member it's a low budget film therefore some quality was lost to certain extent, but the story was there and it was great. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Orphan Harvey Cheyne Jr. (Ken Vadas), a pampered young heir to a fortune, embarks on a luxury cruise to England. Not used to sailing, the boy gets seasick, falls off of the ship and struggles to stay afloat in the cold ocean water. Luckily, Harvey is rescued by Capt. Matthew Troop (Robert Urich), a fisherman with no patience for the boy's snobbery. Aboard Troop's fishing craft, Harvey must labor to earn his way, in the process learning about humility and the value of honest work.
      Director
      Michael Anderson
      Rating
      PG, TV-G
      Genre
      Adventure
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jul 26, 2020
      Runtime
      1h 37m