The Boat

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The Boat

2018

1h 40m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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A lone sailor is locked inside the head of a sailboat that is underway -- and on autopilot.

Justin Lowe

The Hollywood Reporter

Azzopardi's physical demeanor effectively conveys the fisherman's confusion and desperation, but the lack of any clear narrative resolution lends scant significance to the role.

Oct 30, 2018

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Kimberley Elizabeth

Nightmare on Film Street

The Boat isn't for everyone. It doesn't have any huge reveals, or ghastly spectral encounters. It's Christine without George Thorogood, The Shining if the only thing haunting Jack Torrance was the endless snow.

Rated: 6/10

Apr 9, 2019

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Preston Barta

Denton Record-Chronicle

The Boat is a beautifully shot, well performed, and sharply edited thriller. It sails into uncharted territory and proves to be one of the year's best surprises. Hold fast!

Rated: 4/5

Mar 30, 2019

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Paula Fleri-Soler

Times of Malta

It is to the Azzopardis' credit that they maintain the aura of mystery until the very end, but one cannot help but ask the question: are they already thinking of The Return of The Boat?

Rated: 4/5

Mar 2, 2019

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Nikki Baughan

Screen International

As the only man on screen, and with minimal dialogue, Joe Azzopardi commands attention from the off.

Oct 31, 2018

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Trace Thurman

Bloody Disgusting

The Boat is never boring; and that is saying something for a film that includes a 30-minute sequence where the protagonist is locked in a bathroom.

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 31, 2018

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Andrew V

This is a really bad movie. It could have been good. It starts out intriguing and well shot, but then it just takes a turn at one point and never really recovered for me. If you watched the episode of It's Always Sunny where Frank takes acid and get stuck in a bathroom and thought to yourself "wow, I would love a whole movie of this" than this is the film for you.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/09/24

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Sebastian G

I've rarely felt so tense during a movie, all over my body. A big lump in the stomach for long stretches and no more breathing to speak of. At one point I got goose bumps that ran up the back of my neck. If you like that kind of thing, you've come to the right place. A small, great gem, extremely reduced in form, excellently acted. The camera is very close to the action, sucks you in, the music is not too overdone, but it's really mean, and the sounds are simply mind-blowing. This is no run-of-the-mill product, someone has really dared to do something here - and won. The rating curve with pronounced extremes shows: You'll probably love or hate this piece of work.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/16/24

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Jack H

I'd rather be adrift in real life during a storm than watch this again.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/22/24

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Ricardo d

É um bom filme, passa o tempo. Mas não pode estar com sono, pois o suspense ocorre com muitas poucas falas. A atuação é boa também. Temos alguns deslizes de continuidade, mas o situação da personagem no seu climax, chega a ser risível.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/28/24

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L S

Really good thriller using all the paranoia and utter terror of wide open sea. Confidently marches through it all, well worth a go.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/29/23

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Wolfgang G

„The Boat" ist ein maltesischer Thriller von Winston Azzopardi (Regie) und Joe Azzopardi (Drehbuch) und basiert auf dem Kurzfilm Head... Ein Fischer befindet sich mit seinem Boot bei schönem Wetter weit draußen auf dem Meer. Doch ganz plötzlich schlägt das Wetter um, und der Fischer befindet sich in seinem persönlichen Albtraum… Erwarten sie keine Geister oder Monster die in der Ecke lauern, es ist das Boot, das Lust zum Töten hat… Die Geschichte ist einfach, ein Mann geht an Bord eines Schiffes, das scheinbar sein Eigenleben führt… Joe Azzopardi ist der einzige Darsteller und der Film hat nur sehr wenige gesprochene Szenen… Kurz gesagt: Ich habe den Film genossen, weil er nahe perfekt inszeniert ist, und das mit einer ausgezeichneten schauspielerischen Leistung.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/03/23

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Synopsis

A lone sailor is locked inside the head of a sailboat that is underway -- and on autopilot.

Director: Winston Azzopardi
Producer: Winston Azzopardi, Joe Azzopardi, Roy Boulter
Screenwriter: Winston Azzopardi, Joe Azzopardi
Production Co: Latina Pictures, Hurricane Films
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 21, 2019
Runtime: 1h 40m

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