Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

7.2/10 138 min Adventure Drama War

Overview

After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the British Royal Navy begins a chase over two oceans to capture or destroy the enemy, though he must weigh his commitment to duty and ferocious pursuit of glory against the safety of his devoted crew, including the ship's thoughtful surgeon, his best friend.

Cast

Russell Crowe

Captain Jack Aubrey

Paul Bettany

Dr. Stephen Maturin

James D'Arcy

1st Lt. Thomas Pullings

Robert Pugh

Mr. Allen, Master

David Threlfall

Preserved Killick, Captain's Steward

Lee Ingleby

Midshipman Hollom

Max Pirkis

Midshipman Blakeney

Max Benitz

Midshipman Calamy

Billy Boyd

Barrent Bonden, Coxswain

Edward Woodall

2nd Lt. William Mowett

Chris Larkin

Captain Howard, Royal Marines

George Innes

Joe Plaice, Able Seaman

Richard McCabe

Mr. Higgins, Surgeon's Mate

Mark Lewis Jones

Mr. Hogg, Whaler

Ian Mercer

Mr. Hollar, Boatswain

Bryan Dick

Joseph Nagle, Carpenter's Mate

Joseph Morgan

William Warley, Cpt. of Mizzentop

Recommendations

Moby Dick
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
They Were Expendable
Hornblower: Mutiny
Greyhound
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Midway
Mutiny on the Bounty
The Guns of Navarone
Britannic
Battleship
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Jamaica Inn
The Sea Chase
Midway
Dark of the Sun
A Night to Remember
Devotion
Gray Lady Down
North Sea Hijack