All Is Lost (2013)
80%RT Audience Score: 63%
Awards & Nominations: Nominated for 1 Oscar
3 wins & 48 nominations total
Anchored by another tremendous performance in a career full of them, All Is Lost offers a moving, eminently worthwhile testament to Robert Redford’s ability to hold the screen
All Is Lost is like watching a game of Jenga, but instead of blocks, it’s Robert Redford’s life on the line. The tension builds and builds until you’re on the edge of your seat, wondering if the whole thing is going to come crashing down. Redford’s performance is a masterclass in screen presence, proving that sometimes less is more. It’s not a feel-good movie, but it’s a powerful reminder of the strength of the human spirit. Just don’t watch it if you’re planning a sailing trip anytime soon.
Production Company(ies)
Forty Four Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures,
Distributor
Roadside Attractions
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for brief strong language
Year of Release
2013
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:2.35 : 1
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Runtime:1h 45m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Oct 18, 2013 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 11, 2014
Genre(s)
Adventure/Drama
Keyword(s)
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Worldwide gross: $13,627,519
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $17,311,692
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,764
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 1,887,862
US/Canada gross: $6,263,670
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $7,957,041
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,678
US/Canada opening weekend: $93,583
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $118,883
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,874
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $9,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $11,433,132
Production budget ranking: 1,617
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $6,156,742
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$278,182
ROI to date (est.): -2%
ROI ranking: 1,404
J.C. Chandor – Director, Screenwriter
Neal Dodson – Producer
Anna Gerb – Producer
Justin Nappi – Producer
Director(s)
J.C. Chandor
Writer(s)
J.C. Chandor
Producer(s)
Neal Dodson, Anna Gerb, Justin Nappi, Teddy Schwarzman
Film Festivals
Sundance, Cannes, Telluride
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 1 Oscar
3 wins & 48 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
All Critics (241) | Top Critics (72) | Fresh (227) | Rotten (14)
A vital, exciting piece of work from Mr. Redford, an actor whom you’d have been forgiven for counting out by now.
June 18, 2016
Jason Bailey
Flavorwire
TOP CRITIC
It’s a rare example of pure cinema, and that, in itself, gives it a stature to which few Hollywood films these days aspire.
February 28, 2014 | Rating: 4.5/5
David Stratton
The Australian
TOP CRITIC
Chandor has produced a minimalist gem.
February 28, 2014 | Rating: 4/5
Sandra Hall
Sydney Morning Herald
TOP CRITIC
The film attains an operatic grandeur in its closing moments, and surprisingly earns it: Chandor’s intensely physical, experiential work has brought us right up to the perilous edge between life and death.
February 6, 2014
Michael Koresky
Sight & Sound
TOP CRITIC
Gravity’s great weakness was the unnecessarily abundant corny dialogue. All Is Lost is makes no such compromises.
January 1, 2014 | Rating: 4/5
Donald Clarke
Irish Times
TOP CRITIC
[Redford] speaks barely a handful of lines in All Is Lost, but the film still manages to feel like an internal monologue, a conversation between one man and himself.
December 26, 2013 | Rating: 4/5
Tim Robey
Daily Telegraph (UK)
TOP CRITIC
Commanding the screen without his smile and very few words, Redford gives an acting clinic on screen presence in this exhilarating and striking survival drama.
June 26, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
Don Shanahan
Every Movie Has a Lesson
The rest of the film is an almost entirely dialogue free exercise in man’s determination and will to survive, a harrowing film that sees the tension ramp up as the runtime and specter of death increases…
April 14, 2021
Jim Rohner
Battleship Pretension
All Is Lost is about man’s struggle against the world and society. The problems that we face as we get older, highlighting that there is never a satisfying or easy answer, that happy endings aren’t always guaranteed.
March 17, 2021 | Rating: 5/5
Niall Browne
Movies in Focus
While the pace may be too slow to keep most viewers involved, All is Lost does have an approach that stands in stark contrast to the slew of big-budget, star-studded, CGI-driven films available at today’s multiplexes.
February 16, 2021
Josh Long
Battleship Pretension
Probably more audacious than it is entertaining, but it showcases Chandor’s nimble footed technique and Redford’s effortless star power.
January 31, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Richard Crouse
Richard Crouse
It’s an account of perseverance, a tense survival exercise that serves as a cautionary document more than a masterpiece of fiction storytelling.
December 3, 2020 | Rating: 8/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins…
Plot
Deep into a solo voyage in the Indian Ocean, an unnamed man (Redford) wakes to find his 39-foot yacht taking on water after a collision with a shipping container left floating on the high seas. With his navigation equipment and radio disabled, the man sails unknowingly into the path of a violent storm. Despite his success in patching the breached hull, his mariner’s intuition and a strength that belies his age, the man barely survives the tempest. Using only a sextant and nautical maps to chart his progress, he is forced to rely on ocean currents to carry him into a shipping lane in hopes of hailing a passing vessel. But with the sun unrelenting, sharks circling and his meager supplies dwindling, the ever-resourceful sailor soon finds himself staring his mortality in the face.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Fresh Kernels praises Robert Redford’s “tremendous performance in a career full of them” and highlights his ability to hold the screen in All Is Lost.
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