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Soul Surfer
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Soul Surfer is a 2011 American biographical drama film directed by Sean McNamara. The screenplay was written by Bethany Hamilton, Douglas Schwartz, and McNamara. The cast features AnnaSophia Robb, Helen Hunt, Lorraine Nicholson, and Carrie Underwood. Marco Beltrami composed the score. The film was produced by Affirm Films, FilmDistrict, and Mandalay Pictures, with distribution handled by TriStar Pictures and Netflix.
Filming took place in Hawaii and Tahiti, with the narrative set in Thailand. The movie has a runtime of 112 minutes and was rated PG. It received a Satellite Award for Best Original Score and was nominated for a Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie - Drama. Critical assessments include a 45% rating, a 5.4 out of 10 score, and a Metascore of 53 out of 100.
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7.0The true story of teen surfer Bethany Hamilton, who lost her arm in a shark attack and courageously overcame all odds to become a champion again, through her sheer determination and unwavering faith.
Cast
- AnnaSophia Robb as Bethany Hamilton
- Helen Hunt as Cheri Hamilton
- Dennis Quaid as Tom Hamilton
- Carrie Underwood as Sarah Hill
- Kevin Sorbo as Holt Blanchard
- Ross Thomas as Noah Hamilton
Themes
- depression
- surfing
- surfer
- surfboard
- beach
- based on novel or book
- hawaii
- shark attack
- thailand
- comeback
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Ratings
IMDb
7/10
55,014 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
45%
Metacritic
53/100
- Year
- 2011
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Genres
- Biography, Drama, Family
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- 2 wins & 12 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Sean McNamara
- Screenwriter
- Sean McNamara
- Cast member
- David Chokachi
- Composer
- Marco Beltrami
- Producer
- Douglas Schwartz
- Production company
- Mandalay Pictures
- Cinematographer
- John R. Leonetti
- Narrative location
- Thailand
- Filming location
- Tahiti
- Duration
- 106
- FilmAffinity ID
- 481569
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Sport
- surfing
- Official website
- www.soulsurferthemovie.com
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- publication date
- 2012-01-12
- title
- Soul Surfer
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 53/100
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