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The Pacific

The Pacific

2010
Drama, Adventure
TV Mini-Series
8h 50m
The intertwined stories of three Marines during America's battle with the Japanese in the Pacific during World War II.
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Directed by:

Timothy Van Patten
Timothy-Van-Patten
30 total credits
Credits include: The Sopranos, The Pacific, Rome, Boardwalk Empire and Hang the DJ
,
Jeremy Podeswa
Jeremy-Podeswa
32 total credits
Credits include: Six Feet Under, The Pacific, Boardwalk Empire, 3 Body Problem and Carnivàle
,
Carl Franklin
Carl-Franklin
41 total credits
Credits include: House of Cards, Mindhunter, Out of Time, The Leftovers and The Pacific
,
David Nutter
David-Nutter
27 total credits
Credits include: Game of Thrones, The X-Files, The Pacific, Disturbing Behavior and The Time Traveler's Wife

Writers:

Bruce C. McKenna
Bruce-C-McKenna
2 total credits
Credits include: Band of Brothers, The Pacific, Replacements, Bastogne and The Last Patrol
,
Robert Leckie
Robert-Leckie
1 total credit
Credits include: The Pacific
,
Chuck Tatum
Chuck-Tatum
1 total credit
Credits include: The Pacific
,
Eugene Sledge
Eugene-Sledge
1 total credit
Credits include: The Pacific

Starring:

Tom Hanks
Tom-Hanks
111 total credits
Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks is an American actor, producer, writer, and director. Hanks worked in television and family-friendly comedies, gaining wide notice in 1988's Big, before achieving success as a dramatic actor in several notable roles, including Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia, the title role in Forrest Gump, Commander James A. Lovell in Apollo 13, Captain John H. Miller in Saving Private Ryan, Joe Fox in You've Got Mail and Chuck Noland in Cast Away. Hanks won consecutive...(Wikipedia)
,
William Sadler
William-Sadler
82 total credits
William Thomas Sadler is an American actor who works in film and television. His television and motion picture roles have included Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller in The Pacific, Luther Sloan in Star Trek Deep Space Nine, Sheriff Jim Valenti in Roswell, and--perhaps most notably--the Grim Reaper in Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, a role for which he was nominated for, and won, the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor, and his role as Colonel Stuart alongside Bruce Willis in Die Hard 2...(Wikipedia)
,
Brendan Fletcher
Brendan-Fletcher
58 total credits
Credits include: Freddy Vs. Jason, 88 Minutes, RV, Tideland and Air Bud
,
Joseph Mazzello
Joseph-Mazzello
21 total credits
Credits include: Jurassic Park, Bohemian Rhapsody, The River Wild, The Pacific and Simon Birch
,
Jon Seda
Jon-Seda
25 total credits
Credits include: 12 Monkeys, Primal Fear, The Pacific, Selena and Undisputed
,
James Badge Dale
James-Badge-Dale
40 total credits
Credits include: The Departed, Iron Man 3, World War Z, Shame and Flight
,
Ashton Holmes
Ashton-Holmes
13 total credits
Credits include: A History of Violence, The Pacific, Smart People, Peaceful Warrior and Wind Chill
,
Jon Bernthal
Jon-Bernthal
51 total credits
Credits include: The Wolf of Wall Street, Baby Driver, Sicario, Fury and The Ghost Writer
,
Anna Torv
Anna-Torv
22 total credits
Credits include: Mindhunter, The Last of Us, Fringe, The Pacific and The Daughter
,
Isabel Lucas
Isabel-Lucas
22 total credits
Credits include: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Daybreakers, Immortals, The Cove and The Pacific
,
Bob Rumnock
Bob-Rumnock
3 total credits
Credits include: The Pacific, Is It Just Me? and Randy's Touchdown
,
Rami Malek
Rami-Malek
34 total credits
Credits include: Night at the Museum, The Master, Oppenheimer, Bohemian Rhapsody and Mr. Robot

Genres:

Drama, Adventure, War, History

Country:

USA

Language:

English

The Pacific

2010
Drama, Adventure
TV Mini-Series
8h 50m
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Ratings & Reviews

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Average Percentile: 69.11%
12 May 2010
72
55th
The story doesn't feel coherent as it jumps from one character to another. The only director who has any skill in directing action scenes is Tony To, who's episode Peleliu Airfield is leaps and bounds above the rest. Every other action sequence is a mess of poorly edited insert shots. Still The Pacific manages to capture how unbelievably dreadful the Marine campaign against the Japanese was in WWII, though it's a pity it wasn't done with more competence. Definitely not Band of Brothers quality.
23 Feb 2016
80
95th
While nothing could live up to the original Band of Brothers, this is still a remarkable tale about a much different part of the war. My grandfather was a marine, one of the first boats unloaded onto Guadalcanal so it was particularly fascinating in that regard.
02 Mar 2014
84
41st
Compelling imagery and setting but my god, the dialogue and character development are painfully awful.
21 Jan 2014
79
84th
Like others have said, it's not quite as good as Band of Brothers, but still a gripping and well-made mini. Most of the characters were disposable, but I enjoyed Basilone's arc until the writer shit the bed in the Iwo Jima episode. Sledgehammer's arc was easily my favourite and the three Peleliu episodes are far and away the best in the series.
07 Aug 2012
75
53rd
A major step down from 'Band of Brothers' for one simple, yet large, reason: it tries to do too much. Attempting to follow three different viewpoints in the Pacific Theater only weakens the bond we should be having with these characters, for it is impossible to fully understand the motives and underpinnings of their psychology. It fails at generating any empathy or moral complexity of any kind, both of which made BoB such a stunning work of art, but it can still amaze with its authenticity.
11 Jul 2010
94
68th
Overall, it's alright. The Peleliu airfield is probably the best directed sequence of the entire series, and the Sledge portions have some really good character development. The showering during the surprise 10 second rainstorm shot reminded me a lot of The Thin Red Line. Outside of that, though, it's really very average and forgettable. It pretends at being meditative and emotional and there is more entertainment to be found in the cheesy WW2 action flicks of the 70s.
25 Jun 2010
80
56th
Yes, Band of Brothers was way better.
17 Apr 2010
40
28th
Big disappointment. The director had absolutely no clue what was going on. It's a mess of soldiers in a jungle or camp with occasionally some Japanese attacking. Now and then they throw some creepy animals in front of the camera (snakes or rats) to show it was really hard out there. The actors look like they couldn't be bothered to get out of their trailer and do some real acting on the set. Watching this I didn't have any empathy for the characters and couldn't care less if they survive or not.
24 Mar 2025
60
31st
Although the quality of the production is very good and approaches Band of Brothers levels, the story and character building is definitely not 'Band of Brothers' quality. The final episode was much better than the rest (spoiler: the war was over). I will not be watching this again.
23 Mar 2024
100
99th
Wow. Just incredibly well done all around. Powerful. Emotional. Just a great piece of story telling about real lives and real stories.
14 Dec 2023
50
49th
Took me three attempts in over a decade, but I finally ploughed through it. My resistance was probably because the first few episodes are either dizzyingly confusing or suicidally boring (ep. 3), with too much lingering on dull, poorly-presented romantic downtime scenes. Battles often look distractingly cheap, and you never remember who most of the marines are anyway. Things do pick up in the 2nd half of the series and it shows some heart towards the end, but it aint a patch on Band of Brothers.
08 Aug 2023
85
70th
Brutal fighting. Not as character driven as Band of Brothers, but was meant to showcase a different aspect of the war.
16 May 2023
65
54th
Pretty good but it shows a lack of really good ideas, a lack of connective tissue between episodes that made Band of Brothers so unforgettable and a lack of truly leading-leading actors. The best story ideas, like the officer returning to the USA to become a posterboy for the war, are dropped carelessly, but the most mundane are magnified. It's not a sum of its (good) machinations so the weakness has to be sought higher up: i think the showrunners had an unfinished vision and we experience it.
20 Jan 2022
80
87th
wow, just wish there where more episodes for story about others like sledge in australia, also how he completely changed in script was weird
08 Dec 2017
63
48th
It's narrative is far too disjointed, and it takes on too much scope. As times I found myself sitting there wondering, "And who was this character again? He looks familiar..."
25 Sep 2016
79
67th
Inherits a dulled level of sentiment but also the (some how) extended title sequence from Band of Brothers. We get a much bleaker depiction of the war here than BoB, there's no champagne in the Eagles Nest, rather death, mud and Malek's nihilist Southerner character commentating on the state of play. Woof.
17 Feb 2016
75
89th
Good series.
02 Jan 2016
100
96th
Another truly amazing series. Its very much like Band of Brothers, they use the same formula and execute it to perfection.
14 Mar 2015
82
81st
I haven't seen Band of Brothers yet but judging from all the mini-reviews saying The Pacific is a large step down I must say I have extremely high expectations for it because I found the Pacific to be excellent.
27 Dec 2014
60
61st
Really only gets points for the sheer quality of the production. Story-wise, it's a disjointed mess. Where it does work is in its portrayal of the hellish conditions of the Pacific war. If each episode is viewed as a pseudo-documentary of the particular battle it covers, then the series really works. Just don't expect any kind of emotional attachment to characters or an overarching story.
07 May 2014
69
46th
Uneven. Some great bits, like Peleliu, but overall it's never comes near the brilliance of its predecessor Band of Brothers.
18 Jul 2013
75
64th
This will need repeat viewings to properly settle in my mind. I will say it's less gripping than Band of Brothers was on first watch
01 Jun 2012
87
78th
Dramatic and tragic. A good place to invest ten hours of a free time.
25 Apr 2012
30
17th
I was first overcome by the horrors of war, but eventually the cheesiness was far, far worse.
03 Jun 2011
40
93rd
"Succeeds in giving a vivid impression of the nature of this theater's combat, creating a venue for both powerful emotions and thoughtful consideration of provocative questions..."
14 Apr 2011
40
5th
The script so poor and superficial, assumes to give sub stories but terribly unsuccesful (repetitively) in doing so, Pacific is a total waste of work and money. The score hence should have been much lover, but that is for the production effort only. Tom Hanks really should stop this war mania.
01 Apr 2011
85
91st
I originally went into this a few years ago expecting a Band of Brothers cloning. That's not a good way to go into anything you are going to watch. And to that end, while it was good, I was a tad disappointed in it. Fast forward many years and a re-visit has me liking it more than BoB. I had heard about some of the fabrication by Ambrose on BoB, something he was well know for in his writing. In this series, you get the perspective from actual soldiers, not an author trying to sell more books.
18 Nov 2010
8
79th
Its no 'Band of Brothers' and it lacks some needed coherency but its still an incredible mini-series. All the acting is wonderful and their characters development equally as good. The camera work makes it hard to look away as almost everything is shot with such finesse. Also worth noting is that on blu-ray this absolutely gorgeous.
07 Nov 2010
2
44th
best ww2 series I know
05 Sep 2010
75
45th
Only worth it for the incredible depiction of the battles.
21 Jul 2010
63
48th
Over-blown and disorganized. I say this a dedicated fan of "Band of Brothers", no HBO Miniseries has disappointed me more despite the craft and dedication put into the effort.
27 Jun 2010
77
81st
Pretty good but it was no band of brother which was awesome.
06 Jun 2010
50
44th
There is great elements and the whole series oozes with quality, but war films is not me and nine hours of repetetive slaughering is insanely boring.
17 May 2010
8
82nd
Only one episode was bad and all the others were good if not great. The development of Sledge's character was particularly remarkable, I loved his character transformation. My only complaints are Hanks narrating, the CGI wasn't good, and some of the night time fighting scenes were poorly done. It's not Band of Brothers quality but this is still well worth your time. And if nothing else, this is just a reminder of why everyone should never stop kissing America's ass.
The Pacific - Season 1
Season 1 - The intertwined stories of three Marines during America's battle with the Japanese in the Pacific during World War II.

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Timothy Van Patten
Timothy-Van-Patten
30 total credits
Credits include: The Sopranos, The Pacific, Rome, Boardwalk Empire and Hang the DJ
,
Jeremy Podeswa
Jeremy-Podeswa
32 total credits
Credits include: Six Feet Under, The Pacific, Boardwalk Empire, 3 Body Problem and Carnivàle
,
Carl Franklin
Carl-Franklin
41 total credits
Credits include: House of Cards, Mindhunter, Out of Time, The Leftovers and The Pacific
,
David Nutter
David-Nutter
27 total credits
Credits include: Game of Thrones, The X-Files, The Pacific, Disturbing Behavior and The Time Traveler's Wife

Writers:

Bruce C. McKenna
Bruce-C-McKenna
2 total credits
Credits include: Band of Brothers, The Pacific, Replacements, Bastogne and The Last Patrol
,
Robert Leckie
Robert-Leckie
1 total credit
Credits include: The Pacific
,
Chuck Tatum
Chuck-Tatum
1 total credit
Credits include: The Pacific
,
Eugene Sledge
Eugene-Sledge
1 total credit
Credits include: The Pacific

Starring:

Tom Hanks
Tom-Hanks
111 total credits
Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks is an American actor, producer, writer, and director. Hanks worked in television and family-friendly comedies, gaining wide notice in 1988's Big, before achieving success as a dramatic actor in several notable roles, including Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia, the title role in Forrest Gump, Commander James A. Lovell in Apollo 13, Captain John H. Miller in Saving Private Ryan, Joe Fox in You've Got Mail and Chuck Noland in Cast Away. Hanks won consecutive...(Wikipedia)
,
William Sadler
William-Sadler
82 total credits
William Thomas Sadler is an American actor who works in film and television. His television and motion picture roles have included Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller in The Pacific, Luther Sloan in Star Trek Deep Space Nine, Sheriff Jim Valenti in Roswell, and--perhaps most notably--the Grim Reaper in Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, a role for which he was nominated for, and won, the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor, and his role as Colonel Stuart alongside Bruce Willis in Die Hard 2...(Wikipedia)
,
Brendan Fletcher
Brendan-Fletcher
58 total credits
Credits include: Freddy Vs. Jason, 88 Minutes, RV, Tideland and Air Bud
,
Joseph Mazzello
Joseph-Mazzello
21 total credits
Credits include: Jurassic Park, Bohemian Rhapsody, The River Wild, The Pacific and Simon Birch
,
Jon Seda
Jon-Seda
25 total credits
Credits include: 12 Monkeys, Primal Fear, The Pacific, Selena and Undisputed
,
James Badge Dale
James-Badge-Dale
40 total credits
Credits include: The Departed, Iron Man 3, World War Z, Shame and Flight
,
Ashton Holmes
Ashton-Holmes
13 total credits
Credits include: A History of Violence, The Pacific, Smart People, Peaceful Warrior and Wind Chill
,
Jon Bernthal
Jon-Bernthal
51 total credits
Credits include: The Wolf of Wall Street, Baby Driver, Sicario, Fury and The Ghost Writer
,
Anna Torv
Anna-Torv
22 total credits
Credits include: Mindhunter, The Last of Us, Fringe, The Pacific and The Daughter
,
Isabel Lucas
Isabel-Lucas
22 total credits
Credits include: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Daybreakers, Immortals, The Cove and The Pacific
,
Bob Rumnock
Bob-Rumnock
3 total credits
Credits include: The Pacific, Is It Just Me? and Randy's Touchdown
,
Rami Malek
Rami-Malek
34 total credits
Credits include: Night at the Museum, The Master, Oppenheimer, Bohemian Rhapsody and Mr. Robot

Genres:

Drama, Adventure, War, History

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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