Overview
A legendary admiral faces overwhelming odds in a battle that will define a nation.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- heroic
- tense
- patriotic
- historical film night
- war movie marathon
Movie Details
- Director
- Kim Han-min
- Release Date
- 2014-07-30
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (343)
Cast
- Choi Min-sik
- Ryu Seung-ryong
- Cho Jin-woong
- Jin Goo
- Lee Jung-hyun
- Kim Myung-gon
- Kwon Yul
- No Min-woo
- Kim Tae-hun
- Ryohei Otani
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Admiral: Roaring Currents about?
- A battered Joseon admiral uses strategy, terrain, and unbreakable resolve to confront a vastly superior Japanese fleet in a decisive 1597 sea battle.
- What is The Admiral: Roaring Currents like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Admiral: Roaring Currents as brisk, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Admiral: Roaring Currents violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Admiral: Roaring Currents as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Admiral: Roaring Currents?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a gripping, technically accomplished Korean historical war epic driven by Choi Min-sik’s commanding performance and large-scale naval action.
- Which films are like The Admiral: Roaring Currents?
- Films with a similar feel include Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, The Last Samurai, Tora! Tora! Tora!, and The Fortress.
- How long is The Admiral: Roaring Currents?
- The Admiral: Roaring Currents runs 126 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Admiral: Roaring Currents?
- In United States, The Admiral: Roaring Currents is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store.
