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RUNTIME
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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Leviathan
2013 1h 27m EN
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6.5
SOLID
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83%
FRESH
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81
METACRITIC
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6.5
IMDB
★6.5TMDB · 105🍅83%Rotten Tomatoes●81Metacritic★6.5IMDB · 4,000
Documentary
Synopsis
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An experimental portrait of the North American commercial fishing industry through the lens of GoPro cameras placed on a fishing vessel off the coast of New England.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Declan Conneely
Himself
Johnny Gatcombe
Himself
Adrian Guillette
Himself
Brian Jannelle
Himself
Clyde Lee
Himself
Arthur Smith
Himself
Christopher Swampstead
Himself
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Lucien Castaing-Taylor
- Writers
- Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Véréna Paravel
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- France, United Kingdom, United States of America
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ERA
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Released 13 years ago.
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WORLD
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International production across 3 countries: France, United Kingdom, United States of America.
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ERA
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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CAST
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Directed by Lucien Castaing-Taylor, shot by Lucien Castaing-Taylor. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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CAST
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Editor Lucien Castaing-Taylor shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Declan Conneely and Johnny Gatcombe and Adrian Guillette carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt2332522 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Lucien Castaing-Taylor directs. Lucien Castaing-Taylor behind the camera. Lucien Castaing-Taylor cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France, United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2Released 13 years ago.
- 3International production across 3 countries: France, United Kingdom, United States of America.
- 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5Directed by Lucien Castaing-Taylor, shot by Lucien Castaing-Taylor. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Editor Lucien Castaing-Taylor shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Declan Conneely and Johnny Gatcombe and Adrian Guillette carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt2332522 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Lucien Castaing-Taylor
- Editing
- Lucien Castaing-Taylor
- Runtime
- 87 min · 1h 27m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- NR
- IMDB
- Leviathan (2013)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 83% 🍅 Fresh
- Metacritic
- 81/100
- IMDB rating
- 6.5/10 · 4,000 votes
- MPAA
- Not Rated
- US box office
- $76,202
Awards
14 wins & 22 nominations total
Also by
Lucien Castaing-Taylor
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Community reviews
What people are saying
- hairball
I can only say that it's awful. Pretty much it's just cameras being set down, strapped to peoples heads, other things or just dropped in the water. There is basically no dialog or much of anything and no point to this movie that I can find. The camera is constantly spinning or moving to point where found footage movies like Blair Witch appear to be using a steady cam by comparison. The only redeeming thing in this crapfest is the audio which is pretty well done. Use the audio in this as ambiance for your next beach/boat haunted house, otherwise skip it.
Production companies
Who made it
- AR
Arrete Ton Cinema
Cinereach
US
Creative Capital
US
- SE
SEL
US
Key crew
- ThanksClaire Denis
- ProducerLucien Castaing-Taylor
- ProducerVéréna Paravel
- EditorLucien Castaing-Taylor
- EditorVéréna Paravel
- SoundLucien Castaing-Taylor
- SoundVéréna Paravel
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- fishing
- atlantic ocean
- fisherman
- woman director
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2012-10-13· New York Film Festival
- Theatrical2013-03-01NR
Also known as
International titles
- LeviatãPT
- 海中獸HK
