‘The Boys in the Boat’ Trailer: Clooney Helms an Inspirational True Story

The promise of a part-time job and a place to live is too good for poor college students to pass up in The Boys in the Boat. Inspired by a true story, The Boys in the Boat follows the improbable rise of the University of Washington rowing team.

The drama stars Joel Edgerton as Al Ulbrickson, Callum Turner as Joe Rantz, Chris Diamantopoulos as Royal Brougham, and James Wolk as Coach Bolles. Bruce Herbelin-Earle plays Shorty Hunt, Wil Coban is Jim McMillan, Hadley Robinson is Joyce Sidmar, Sam Strike is Roger Morris, and Thomas Elms is Chuck Day.

The ensemble also includes Joel Phillimore as Gordy Adam, Tom Varey as Johnny White, Jack Mulhern as Don Hume, and Luke Slattery as Bobby Moch.

Based on Daniel James Brown’s bestselling novel, The Boys in the Boat was directed by George Clooney from a screenplay by Mark L. Smith. Clooney and Grant Heslov produce, with Kevin Ulrich, Barbara A. Hall, Gary Barber, and Peter Oillataguerre executive producing.

Amazon MGM Studios has set a December 25, 2023 theatrical release.

The Boys in the Boat Poster
Poster for ‘The Boys in the Boat’ (Photo Credit: Amazon MGM Studios)

The Plot, Courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios:

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.