Unbroken

Play trailer

Unbroken

PG-13

2014

2h 17m

Biography

History

Drama

War

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

53%

Tomatometer

230 Reviews

70%

Popcornmeter

50,000+ Ratings

As a boy, Louis "Louie" Zamperini is always in trouble, but with the help of his older brother, he turns his life around and channels his energy into running, later qualifying for the 1936 Olympics. When World War II breaks out, Louie enlists in the military. After his plane crashes in the Pacific, he survives an incredible 47 days adrift in a raft, until his capture by the Japanese navy. Sent to a POW camp, Louie becomes the favorite target of a particularly cruel prison commander.

Watch on Fandango at Home

Stream Now

Critics Consensus

Unbroken is undoubtedly well-intentioned, but it hits a few too many of the expected prestige-pic beats to register as strongly as it should.

Read Critics Reviews

Udita Jhunjhunwala

Livemint

Unbroken doesn't penetrate the surface of emotions, remaining a slightly detached, albeit respectful, representation of a potentially touching and inspiring true story.

Aug 5, 2019

Full Review

Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

... so painfully generic that one could probably copy the review of any derivative WWII film and paste it right here.

Rated: C

Sep 1, 2017

Full Review

Lenika Cruz

The Atlantic

Unbroken falls short of the epic war drama and sweeping testament-to-the-human-spirit it strives to be.

Jan 21, 2016

Full Review

Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

“Unbroken” is a competent and well-intentioned movie centered around an inspiring true story.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 21, 2022

Full Review

Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

The film has been carefully constructed into a blind adoration instead of a worthy portrait; it captures events, but not people, not gradations.

Rated: 2/4

Jul 13, 2022

Full Review

Q.V. Hough

Vague Visages

"Jolie didn't make a bad movie, and 'Unbroken' might have even won Best Picture 20 years ago, but you can't throw the star under the bus -- especially in a biopic -- and let the antagonist destroy one of the most powerful scenes."

Jun 27, 2022

Full Review

Read all reviews

Jude S

Stunning film, can’t believe the bad reviews from the ‘critics’ as that is all they are capable of. Great cinematography and acting and was very surprised to see who directed it. So pleased I watched it. Give it the 10 minute test and you’ll see.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/15/25

Full Review

Audience Member

Great movie. Super inspiring and a movie everyone should see. This would be a good movie to show in middle or high school as it depicts a time in history that shows how much we should respect the troops past and present. The story itself was sad, fascinating, and incredibly motivating. Really well done. It drags in a few spots which is why it is 4/5 and not higher.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/10/25

Full Review

Carson K

One of the greatest heroes of WWII and all time. Near perfect adaptation and acting.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/23/25

Full Review

Francesca B

The second movie describes better the internal emotions of Zamperini

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/21/25

Full Review

Kas A

Touching, inspiring true story is worth a watch.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/10/25

Full Review

Bradley F

Good story, but the most amazing part was that despite being stranded on a raft in the middle of the ocean for almost 2 months they still found the time to shave and style their hair every day. I didn’t know survival kits included hair gel! And why is the Japanese guy acting like a black 90’s wannabe gangster? He stopped just shy of pursing his lips.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/05/25

Full Review

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

POST RATING

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

Angelina Jolie

Director

Jack O'Connell

Louie Zamperini

Domhnall Gleeson

Phil

Garrett Hedlund

Fitzgerald

Miyavi

Watanabe

Finn Wittrock

Mac

Unbroken: Official Clip - Lose-Lose Situations

2:11

Unbroken: Official Clip - The Olympic Athlete

2:27

Unbroken: Official Clip - Praying For Help

2:16

Unbroken: Official Clip - Plane Crash

2:49

Unbroken: Official Clip - Don’t Look at Me!

2:20

Unbroken: Official Clip - Still Alive

2:15

Unbroken: Official Clip - Am I Gonna Die?

2:59

Unbroken: Official Clip - An Olympic Record

3:08

Unbroken: Official Clip - Punch Him

2:46

Unbroken: Official Clip - POWs Freed

3:00

View more videos

Testament of Youth

84%

78%

Testament of Youth

Watchlist

Darkest Hour

84%

83%

Darkest Hour

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Darkest Hour

War Horse

74%

74%

War Horse

Watchlist

Little Boy

27%

78%

Little Boy

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Little Boy

Race

64%

77%

Race

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Race

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

View more photos

Synopsis

As a boy, Louis "Louie" Zamperini is always in trouble, but with the help of his older brother, he turns his life around and channels his energy into running, later qualifying for the 1936 Olympics. When World War II breaks out, Louie enlists in the military. After his plane crashes in the Pacific, he survives an incredible 47 days adrift in a raft, until his capture by the Japanese navy. Sent to a POW camp, Louie becomes the favorite target of a particularly cruel prison commander.

Director: Angelina Jolie
Producer: Matthew Baer, Erwin Stoff, Clayton Townsend
Screenwriter: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Richard LaGravenese, William Nicholson
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: 3 Arts Entertainment, Jolie Pas
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Sequences of Brutality|Brief Language|War Violence)
Genre: Biography, History, Drama, War
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 25, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 13, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $115.6M
Runtime: 2h 17m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, SDDS, Dolby Digital, Datasat
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

Most Popular at Home Now