✗ SKIP — Not worth it

Against the Sun

Name: Against the Sun
Director: Brian Falk
Genre: War, Adventure
Released: 2014-11-22
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Tom Felton, Garret Dillahunt, Jake Abel, Nadia Parra

2014 · 1h 39m · War, Adventure

IMDb 6.5 Metacritic 43 RT 78%

Against the Sun has enough critical goodwill (78% RT) to justify a watch if you're in the mood for a gritty survival drama, but the mediocre IMDb score and weak Metacritic rating suggest it doesn't quite stick the landing. Watch it tonight only if you're a WWII history buff or survival movie completist—otherwise, there are better options out there.

Plot

A WWII pilot, bombardier, and radioman find themselves adrift on a lifeboat without food or water after being forced to ditch their plane during a scouting mission.

Director: Brian Falk

Cast: Tom Felton, Garret Dillahunt, Jake Abel, Nadia Parra

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