Friday Movie Matinee: "The Boys in the Boat"

Darien Library presents a new monthly program: Friday Movie Matinee!

This week we are showing "The Boys in the Boat."

“’The Boys in the Boat’ is a sports drama based on the #1 New York Times bestselling nonfiction book written by Daniel James Brown. The film, directed by George Clooney, is about the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed for gold at the Summer Olympics in Berlin. This inspirational true story follows a group of underdogs at the height of the Great Depression as they are thrust into the spotlight and take on elite rivals from around the world.”– MGM

Director: George Clooney

Year: 2023

Starring: Joel Edgerton as Al Ulbrickson, Callum Turner as Joe Rantz, Peter Guinness as George Yeomans Pocock, Jack Mulhern as Don Hume, James Wolk as Tom Bolles, Hadley Robinson as Joyce Simdars, Courtney Henggeler as Hazel Ulbrickson, Chris Diamantopoulos as Royal Brougham, Sam Strike as Roger Morris, Alec Newman as Harry Rantz, Luke Slattery as Bobby Moch, Thomas Elms as Chuck Day, Thomas Stephen Varey as Johnny White, Bruce Herbelin-Earle as Shorty Hunt, Wil Coban as Jim McMillin, and Joel Phillimore as Gordy Adam.

This movie is 2 hours and 3 minutes and is rated PG-13 (for language and smoking).

Watch the official trailer.