The Sea of Trees

Name: The Sea of Trees
Genre: Drama
Released: 2016-04-27
Duration: 1 h 50 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Ken Watanabe, Naomi Watts, Katie Aselton, James Saito

2016·Movie·PG-13·110 min·★ 6.2(541)

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About The Sea of Trees

The Sea of Trees is a 2016 English-language drama film directed by Gus Van Sant. The cast is led by Matthew McConaughey, Ken Watanabe, Naomi Watts. It has a runtime of 1h 50m. Viewers rate it 6.2/10 across 500 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on The Roku Channel.

The Sea of Trees was produced by Waypoint Entertainment, Bloom, and Netter Productions and made in United States of America. It was released on April 27, 2016, and carries a PG-13 certification. Made on a budget of about $25 million, it went on to gross $1 million worldwide.

Director: Gus Van Sant
Writers: Chris Sparling
Release date: April 27, 2016
OTT release: August 26, 2016
Original language: English
Age rating: PG-13
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $25 million
Box office: $1 million
Production: Waypoint Entertainment, Bloom, Netter Productions

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The Sea of Trees cast & crew

The Sea of Trees was directed by Gus Van Sant and written by Chris Sparling.

The cast features Matthew McConaughey as Arthur Brennan, Ken Watanabe as Takumi Nakamura, Naomi Watts as Joan Brennan, Katie Aselton as Gabriella Laforte, James Saito as Dr. Takahashi, and Owen Burke as Ambulance Tech.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Mason Bates, cinematography is by Kasper Tuxen, and it was produced by F. Gary Gray and Chris Sparling.

Is The Sea of Trees worth watching?

The Sea of Trees holds an audience score of 6.2/10 from 541 ratings, a solidly received drama films.

At 1h 50m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama, The Sea of Trees is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Sea of Trees

In United States, you can stream The Sea of Trees on The Roku Channel, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

It first became available to stream digitally on August 26, 2016.

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