In 1960, a hardy group of prep school students boards an old-fashioned sailing ship. With Capt. Christopher Sheldon at the helm, the oceangoing voyage is intended to teach the boys fortitude and discipline. But the youthful crew are about to get some unexpected instruction in survival when they get caught in the clutches of a white squall storm.
White Squall has generally received positive reviews.
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White Squall was released in 1996 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 239 reviews, giving White Squall (1996) an average rating of 61%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 78%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 63%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with White Squall than critics were.
With a score of 61%, White Squall is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1996, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1996 with similar scores include films like Phenomenon, The Cable Guy and Down Periscope.
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