It's sweet, gentle, and affably modest, but Chasing Mavericks is ultimately pulled under by an unconvincing script and a puzzling lack of energy.
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Chasing Mavericks

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Chasing Mavericks
Movie Info
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Director -
Curtis Hanson , Michael Apted -
Producer -
Curtis Hanson , Mark Johnson , Brandon Hooper , Jim Meenaghan -
Screenwriter -
Kario Salem -
Distributor -
20th Century Fox -
Production Co -
Gran Via , Deuce Three Prods. -
Rating -
PG (Thematic Elements|Some Perilous Action) -
Genre -
Drama , Adventure -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Oct 26, 2012, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Aug 1, 2014 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$6.0M -
Runtime -
1h 55m -
Sound Mix -
Datasat , Dolby , SDDS