The Finest Hours

The Finest Hours is a 2016 American action thriller film directed by Craig Gillespie and based on The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman. Chris Pine stars as Bernie Webber, who leads a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after an oil tanker, SS Pendleton, is destroyed during a blizzard in 1952. With the help of his crew, Bernie must navigate treacherous seas and overcome the odds to rescue the survivors of the sinking ship.