Movie · Drama · History

This is the extraordinary true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to successfully swim the English Channel. Through the steadfast support of her older sister and supportive trainers, she overcame adversity and the animosity of a patriarchal society to rise through the ranks of the Olympic swimming team and complete the 21-mile trek from France to England.

2024 · 2h 9m
  • 88%
  • 10+

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Young Woman and the Sea

Drama

This is the extraordinary true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to successfully swim the English Channel. Through the steadfast support of her older sister and supportive trainers, she overcame adversity and the animosity of a patriarchal society to rise through the ranks of the Olympic swimming team and complete the 21-mile trek from France to England.

COMMON SENSE

Stirring sports biopic takes on sexism; little iffy content.

TOMATOMETER
Average 6.9
Reviews 112
Fresh 99
Rotten 13

Information

Studio
Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Released
2024
Run Time
2 hr 9 min
Rated
PG
Region of Origin
United States

Languages

Original Audio
English, English (United Kingdom)
Audio

English (AD, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, Dolby Atmos), Czech (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, Dolby Atmos), French (France) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, Dolby Atmos), German (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, Dolby Atmos), Hungarian (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, Dolby Atmos), Italian (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, Dolby Atmos), Japanese (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, Dolby Atmos), Polish (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, Dolby Atmos), Portuguese (Brazil) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, Dolby Atmos), Romanian (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, Dolby Atmos), Slovak (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, Dolby Atmos), Spanish (Latin America) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, Dolby Atmos), Spanish (Spain) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, Dolby Atmos), Turkish (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, Dolby Atmos)

Subtitles

Arabic , Chinese, Traditional , Czech (Always On), Danish , Dutch , Finnish , French (Canada) , French (France) (Always On), German (Always On), Greek , Hebrew , Hungarian (Always On), Indonesian , Italian (Always On), Japanese (Always On), Korean , Malay , Norwegian , Polish (Always On), Portuguese (Brazil) (Always On), Portuguese (Portugal) , Romanian (Always On), Slovak (Always On), Spanish (Latin America) (Always On), Spanish (Spain) (Always On), Swedish , Thai , Turkish (Always On)

Accessibility

Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.