Trailer
Summary
Athlete Diana Nyad sets out at 60 to achieve a nearly impossible lifelong dream: to swim from Cuba to Florida across more than 100 miles of open ocean.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 74Audiences 74GoodWatch 74
Tomatometer85%
Metascore63
Audience score86%
User score7.3
IMDb7.1
Letterboxd · 126 K ratings3.3/5
Running time
2 h
A typical length for dramas, +11 min on the typical 109
typical 109120Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
2023
October 18, 2023
3 years ago
Genres
DramaHistoryLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishMade in
United States
Switzerland
Rated
- PG-13United States
Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for strong language and disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
24 of 38
Annette BeningDiana Nyad
Jodie FosterBonnie Stoll
Rhys IfansJohn Bartlett
Ethan Jones RomeroNico
Luke CosgroveLuke Tipple
Jeena YiAngel Yanigahara
Eric T. MillerCoach Jack Nelson- AMAnne Marie KempfCandace
Carolyn McCormickElise
Marcos DiazDude- BDBelle DarlingDiana, Age 5
- PDPearl DarlingDiana, Age 5
Johnny SoloAris
Anna Harriette PittmanDiana, Age 14- HRHanler RodríguezMiguel
- HEHarraka ElianaLucy
- MAMarcella Acuña BáezSuzanne
- SHSophia HernandezOpposing Girl
Katherine KlostermanWoman Swimmer
Toussaint MerionneTaxi Driver- TLTisola LoganAnna
- OSOrpha SalimataMia
Erica ChoNaomi- MVMarina Vasarhelyi-ChinSt. Maarten Kid #1
Directing · 13
- Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi Director
- Jimmy Chin Director
- Mark Rayner Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
- Oscar Manero Second Second Assistant Director
- Jamie Marshall First Assistant Director, Co-Producer
- Peter Zuccarini Second Unit Director, Underwater Director of Photography
Writing · 2
- Julia Cox Screenplay, Executive Producer
- Diana Nyad Book
Production · 35
- Vanessa Humphrey Executive Producer
- D. Scott Lumpkin Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
- Bill Johnson Executive Producer
- Michael Heimler Executive Producer
- Jim Seibel Executive Producer
- Andrew Lazar Producer
Camera · 37
- Claudio Miranda Director of Photography
- Javier Mejía Grip
- Jack Cruikshank Dolly Grip
- Juan Alberto Ureña Grip
- Melvin Luis Valdez Grip
- Sean P. Gilbert Underwater Camera
Editing · 10
- Christopher Tellefsen Editor
- David Rogow First Assistant Editor
- Andrew Geary Digital Intermediate Colorist
- Jordan Farewell Assistant Editor
- Courtney Marquard Assistant Editor
- Maria Elias Dailies Operator
Sound · 33
- Alexandre Desplat Original Music Composer
- Grant Elder Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer
- Deborah Wallach Supervising Sound Editor
- Susan Jacobs Music Supervisor
- Lora Hirschberg Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Connor Nagy Foley Mixer
Art · 32
- Kara Lindstrom Production Design
- Paula Jiménez Gonell Construction Buyer
- Ernesto Solo Supervising Art Director
- Teddy Blanks Main Title Designer
- María Fernanda Sabogal Art Direction
- Ronnie Fernandez Set Dresser
Costume & Make-Up · 25
- Kelli Jones Costume Design
- Alina Julia Costume Supervisor
- Maha Makeup Artist
- Julie Hewett Makeup Artist
- Ana María Andrickson Makeup Artist
- Wilson Paulino Costume Coordinator
Visual Effects · 11
- Jake Braver Visual Effects Supervisor
- Chris Watts Visual Effects Supervisor
- R. Christopher White Visual Effects Supervisor
- Christopher Stack Visual Effects Coordinator
- Jeremy Hays Special Effects Supervisor
- Jaime Castillo Special Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 20
- Felix Rivera Rigging Gaffer
- Salim Bensrhir Gaffer
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