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The 33

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Disaster strikes on Aug. 5, 2010, as a copper and gold mine collapses in Chile, trapping 33 men underground. With more than 2,000 feet of rock in their way, members of a rescue team work tirelessly for 69 days to save the seemingly doomed crew. Beneath the rubble, the miners begin an epic quest to survive, contending with suffocating heat and the need for food and water. With family, friends and the rest of the world watching, it becomes a race against time and a true test of the human spirit.
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The 33 offers an appropriately inspirational account of real-life heroism, but its stirring story and solid performances are undermined by a flawed focus and an overreliance on formula.

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Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com 08/22/2016
2.5/4
While the elements that do not work frustrate, the stuff revolving around those who truly deserve to be labeled as heroes thankfully never does. Go to Full Review Udita Jhunjhunwala Scroll.in 06/21/2016
There is plenty of drama and suspense in this true-life story, but the screenplay relies too heavily on formula and is swathed in Hollywood sentimentality. Go to Full Review Max Weiss Baltimore Magazine 06/12/2016
2.5/4
Corny as it was, I cried when the men were rescued. Go to Full Review Jaime Grijalba Vague Visages 12/01/2023
Based on a real story that happened in Chile (filmed in part here and with some Chilean actors), this is the worst case of whitewashing in recent years, as well as being the film that contains Juliette Binoche’s worst performance ever, and that’s a sin. Go to Full Review Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson 09/04/2023
4/5
Riggen certainly still employs a plentiful creative license to dramatize and compress this trauma into two hours, but the lionizing on one end and the vilifying on the other is remarkably low. Go to Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies 08/25/2022
3/5
“The 33” hits nearly every disaster movie tick. I still enjoyed the film overall, but I kept waiting for it to do something unique. It never quite does. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Mickey B. @Mickerdoo Jan 24 Really what it’s all about. People coming together in a pursuit of hope and the sanctity of life. Company should have been punished. See more Orin D @RT64117979 02/13/2025 The negative reviewers with the complaints about Hollywood formulaic approach and sentimentality didn't watch the same film that I just watched. This was a fine well acted and well scripted film. Enjoy it! See more Rosana B @RosanaBotafogo 08/18/2024 Com apenas um vilão (os proprietários da Mineradora, que tinham conhecimentos das mazelas que as infligia) e vários heróis (Mario Sepúlveda, engenheiros, técnicos), um lindo filme e linda homenagens a esses guerreiros sobreviventes, "rádio é inútil, kit médico vazio, poços de ventilação sem escadas, pouca comida armazenada." Mesmo ciente do desfecho chorei horrores quando leram a msg dos 33 vivos e quando os resgataram, lindo e emocionante, 3 pilares: solidariedade, a esperança e o bom humor. A San José Mining Company foi considerada inocente de negligência criminosa e os mineiros nunca foram indenizados. No entanto, eles permanecem irmãos até hoje. "Nos ensina quais são os três elementos que podem salvar vidas, mesmo nas situações mais inconcebíveis de privação: a solidariedade, a esperança e o bom humor. Que sirva de lição para nossas vidas — cheias de ar, espaço, alimento e liberdade. “Gracias a la vida!”" See more luciano o @RT55639890 11/12/2023 Inspiring and well crafted film. Loved it See more 02/11/2021 Interesting true story and well acted, but overall not well done. It evokes an emotional response at times (family learning they're alive) but fails completely at other moments, like the last supper, which is awkward and almost embarrassing to watch. See more 10/18/2020 I enjoyed this one overall, good inspirational true story of survival after disaster strikes in a Chile mine. Good cast to support the story too. See more Read all reviews
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Patricia Riggen

Director

Antonio Banderas

Mario Sepúlveda

Rodrigo Santoro

Laurence Golborne

Juliette Binoche

María Segovia

Gabriel Byrne

Andre Sougarret

Lou Diamond Phillips

Luis Urzua "Don Lucho"

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(L-R) Kate del Castillo as Katty and Naomi Scott as Escarlette in "The 33." (L-R) Gabriel Byrne as Andre Sougarret and Rodrigo Santoro as Laurence Golborne in "The 33." Gabriel Byrne as Andre Sougarret in "The 33." A Scene from "The 33." Cote de Pablo as Jessica in "The 33." (L-R) Rodrigo Santoro as Laurence Golborne and Juliette Binoche as María Segovia in "The 33." Lou Diamond Phillips as Don Lucho in "The 33." A scene from "The 33." View more photos

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Synopsis Disaster strikes on Aug. 5, 2010, as a copper and gold mine collapses in Chile, trapping 33 men underground. With more than 2,000 feet of rock in their way, members of a rescue team work tirelessly for 69 days to save the seemingly doomed crew. Beneath the rubble, the miners begin an epic quest to survive, contending with suffocating heat and the need for food and water. With family, friends and the rest of the world watching, it becomes a race against time and a true test of the human spirit.
Director
Patricia Riggen
Producer
Mike Medavoy, Edward McGurn, Robert Katz
Screenwriter
Mikko Alanne, Craig Borten, Michael Thomas
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Phoenix Pictures, Alcon Entertainment
Rating
PG-13 (Some Language|A Disaster Sequence)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 13, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 22, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$12.0M
Runtime
2h 5m