The Sea Inside (Mar Adentro) (The Sea Within) (2004)
91%RT Audience Score: 92%
Awards & Nominations: Won 1 Oscar
69 wins & 38 nominations total
Held aloft by a transfixing performance from Javier Bardem as a terminally ill man who chooses to die, The Sea Inside transcends its melodramatic story with tenderness and grace.
The Sea Inside” is a movie that will make you feel like you’re drowning in emotions, but in a good way. Javier Bardem’s performance is so amazing that you’ll forget he’s acting and start to believe he’s actually Ramon Sampedro. The scenery is beautiful, but don’t let that fool you into thinking this is just a pretty movie. It’s a deep and complex story that will leave you thinking about it long after the credits roll. Just make sure you have some tissues handy, because you’re going to need them.
Production Company(ies)
Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios,
Distributor
Fine Line Features
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Abelendo, Porto do Son, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for intense depiction of mature thematic material
Year of Release
2005
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:SDDS Dolby Digital EXDTS-ES
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Aspect ratio:2.35 : 1
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Runtime:2h 5m
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Language(s):Spanish, Catalan, Galician
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jan 7, 2005 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 17, 2005
Genre(s)
Biography/Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Javier Bardem, Belén Rueda, Lola Dueñas, Mabel Rivera, Celso Bugallo, Clara Segura, directed by Alejandro Amenábar, written by Mateo Gil, Alejandro Amenábar, biography, drama, PG-13, Fine Line Features, $2.1M box office, reviewed by Roger Moore, David Ansen, Tom Long, Terry Lawson, Kimberley Jones, Bill Muller, Richard Propes, Sergio Benítez, Cole Smithey, Carly Kocurek, Ken Hanke, Javier Bardem’s performance, Ramón Sampedro, quadriplegic, diving accident, legal right to end his own life, euthanasia, lawyer Julia, friend Rosa, Spanish (Spain), 2h 5m, surround sound mix
Worldwide gross: $43,731,621
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $66,646,261
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,213
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 7,267,858
US/Canada gross: $2,104,923
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $3,207,868
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,927
US/Canada opening weekend: $55,681
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $84,857
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,002
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): 10000000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $15,239,833
Production budget ranking: 1,507
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $8,206,650
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $43,199,778
ROI to date (est.): 184%
ROI ranking: 667
Belén Rueda – Julia
Lola Dueñas – Rosa
Mabel Rivera – Manuela
Celso Bugallo – José
Clara Segura – Gené
Director(s)
Alejandro Amenábar
Writer(s)
Mateo Gil, Alejandro Amenábar
Producer(s)
NA
Film Festivals
Cannes
Awards & Nominations
Won 1 Oscar
69 wins & 38 nominations total
Academy Awards
All Critics (134) | Top Critics (44) | Fresh (113) | Rotten (21)
May 13, 2009 | Rating: 4/5
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel
TOP CRITIC
Can a movie be too well made for its own good? Stylish and painterly, with moments of great lyricism, it flies over the Spanish countryside to the sea…the film does everything in its power to escape the claustrophobia inherent in the story.
November 1, 2007
David Ansen
Newsweek
TOP CRITIC
Bardem is simply astounding as Sampedro.
March 4, 2005 | Rating: B+
Tom Long
Detroit News
TOP CRITIC
If ever there was a film that deserved to get the proverbial bump from Oscar, this is it. Rarely has any film so focused on death felt so vibrantly alive.
March 4, 2005 | Rating: 4/4
Terry Lawson
Detroit Free Press
TOP CRITIC
February 27, 2005 | Rating: 3/5
Kimberley Jones
Austin Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
For whatever reason, it’s an injustice that Bardem was not nominated for best actor.
February 17, 2005 | Rating: 4.5/5
Bill Muller
Arizona Republic
TOP CRITIC
Javier Bardem gives the performance of the year and barely has to lift a finger to do it.
September 22, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/4.0
Richard Propes
TheIndependentCritic.com
I think that one of the fundamental keys of ‘The Sea inside’ is precisely to create characters with which the public feels identified from the first second. [Full Review in Spanish]
April 15, 2020
Sergio Benítez
Espinof
[VIDEO ESSAY] Alejandro Amenbar’s seamless depiction of Ramn Sampedro’s battle for his own sense of integrity arrives in refreshing cinematic terms.
April 27, 2013 | Rating: A
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com
Fascinating story too complex for young viewers.
January 1, 2011 | Rating: 4/5
Carly Kocurek
Common Sense Media
It’s a good movie. It’s just not a movie for which I can work up much personal enthusiasm.
November 19, 2008 | Rating: 4/5
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
The performances are heartbreaking, the story both tragic and uplifting – Amenabar has crafted yet another movie that’s sure to please many.
June 21, 2007 | Rating: B+
Jason Gorber
Film Scouts…
Plot
f a terminally ill man fighting for the right to end his own life in The Sea Inside, inspiring those around him to live life to the fullest.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Javier Bardem gives a “towering performance” as quadriplegic Ramón Sampedro.
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