All Is Lost

Looking for action that earns its set pieces, available in the US on Amazon Prime Video and YouTube TV? All Is Lost delivers them. A tight runtime that never overstays its welcome. Its 7/10 TMDB score, built from 1,779 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Robert Redford's performance is the throughline that holds the set pieces together. Available now on Amazon Prime Video — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, All Is Lost is worth clearing space for. The set pieces are impressive, but it is the story underneath them that gives All Is Lost its staying power. During a solo voyage in the Indian Ocean, a veteran mariner awakes to find his vessel taking on water after a collision with a stray shipping container. With his radio and navigation equipment disabled, he sails unknowingly into a violent storm and barely escapes with his life. With any luck, the ocean currents may carry him into a shipping lane -- but, with supplies dwindling and the sharks circling, the sailor is forced to face his own mortality. The physicality Robert Redford brings elevates every sequence. It hit screens in 2013. The geography of every set piece in All Is Lost is legible, which is rarer in the genre than it should be. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

For viewers who want their entertainment to move fast and not waste a scene, All Is Lost respects your time. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. A contained runtime means every scene is doing real work. Robert Redford's performance is the throughline that holds the bigger action elements together. Give it twenty minutes and decide — most viewers do not stop there.

All Is Lost was released in 2013, directed by J.C. Chandor. The full 106-minute film is available to watch now. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.