Spencer Tracy,
Freddie Bartholomew,
Lionel Barrymore,
Melvyn Douglas,
Charles Grapewin
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A boy learns life-changing lessons about the importance of friendship and the dignity of labor in this adventure saga based on a story by Rudyard Kipling. Young Harvey Cheyne (Freddie Bartholomew) is ... read more
DVD Release Date: January 31, 2006
Stats: 193 reviews
First of all I don't like animal related movies, but I do like pirate movies, which is really weird, I know. Second, this movie is really long. It starts out interesting, but gets more and more boring as it goes on. I didn't see the end because I was tired of watching this movie.
Spencer Tracy did not think this a great performance, but he won the 1937 best actor Oscar. I have to agree with Tracy's evaluation, but it doesn't detract from the fact that this is a wonderful movie. It's a great coming of age story, and Freddie Bartholomew deserves at least ... read more
Great story, great performance from Spencer Tracy and Freddie Bartholomew gives a child performance I dont hate. Holds up well,a solid flick.
Really, even the positive reviewers (most everyone) sell this movie short. This is one of the all-time classics and now perhaps my favorite film. The acting is superb all the way around, and Freddie Bartholomew stands out as the spoiled, rich kid destined for a life-altering expe... read more
I really didn't expect to like this movie. I thought it would be an obnoxious childhood movie. However, Freddie Bartholomew is not really all that bad as 1930s child actors go, and Spencer Tracy is phenomenal in his role of the fisherman who helps take care of him. The story's ve... read more
A great story about a spoiled rich boy who learns the value of hard work! Based on the book by Rudyard Kipling.
The kid in this is real, genuine and does not suffer from the over dramatic acting of many kids of this generation.
This is a good movie about a rich, spoiled kid who learns several life lessons after some accidental events...
One of the all time best. Adventure, love, and tears. Tracy and Bartholomew are terrific.
Once you accept Spencer Tracy as a Portuguese fisherman, Victor Fleming's version of Kipling's sea-adventure novel is passably enjoyable by standards of the times. Full Review
This hokum earned Spencer Tracy his first Best Actor Oscar. Full Review
While perhaps not the "all-time classic" that some of its contemporaries are, Captains Courageous still stands up pretty well today. Full Review
There is no better film about sailing than this. There is no better coming of age story than this. Full Review
Bartholomew's transition from evil brat to nice kid is so subtle that it's surprising when you notice it. Full Review
Still effective old-style literary adaptation.
Classic coming of age story
Well-directed, well-acted coming-of-age tale that may have the most hard-bitten viewer in tears by the end. Full Review
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