Not Without Hope
Director: Joe Carnahan
Writer: E. Nicholas Marian, Joe Carnahan based on the book by Nick Schuyler and Jere Longman
Cast: Zachary Levi, Josh Duhamel, Quentin Plair, Terrence Terrell, Marshall Cook
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Runtime: 119 mins
Rating: R
Not Without Hope is an extraordinary true story based on the New York Times best-seller by the same name, written by Nick Schuyler and Jeré Longman.
The film adapts the book’s detailing of Schuyler and three of his friends’ experience attempting to survive a terrifying boating incident in 2009.
About Not Without Hope
The story follows best friends Nick Schuyler (Zachary Levi) and Will Bleakley (Marshall Cook), along with NFL players Marquis Cooper (Quentin Plair) and Corey Smith (Terrence Terrell), who depart Clearwater, Florida for a fishing trip 70 miles out in the Gulf of Mexico.
While attempting to free a trapped anchor before a fierce storm hits, their boat capsizes, throwing the four friends violently into the freezing water. US Coast Guard Captain Timothy Close (Josh Duhamel) and his crew, beaten back in their air rescue efforts, summon their largest ship to cut through the raging ocean as the group battles massive waves, dehydration, severe hypothermia, and even sharks, in their epic struggle to survive and return home to their distraught loved ones.
Where to watch Not Without Hope
Not Without Hope opens at various Ster-Kinekor, Nu metro and CineCentre cinemas across the country from 5 December 2025.
