With the help of her best friend and coach, athlete Diana Nyad sets out at 60 to achieve a nearly impossible lifelong dream: to swim from Cuba to Florida across more than 100 miles of open ocean. Starring Annette Bening and Jodie Foster.
Runtime: PG-13 • 2 hr 1 min
Praise for Nyad
Academy Awards nominations: Actress in a Leading Role, Actress in a Supporting Role
Golden Globes nominations: Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture Drama, Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
“It’s the winning tabulate of tenacity, friendship, grit and drive.” -The Observer
“Bolstered by the splashy performances of Bening and co-star Jodie Foster, “Nyad” is the kind of crowd-pleasing true story that will make audiences stand up and cheer.” -IndieWire
“When Bening and Foster are on screen together, it’s movie magic. They don’t just have chemistry; they’re chemistry professors.” -Chicago Sun-Times
“An inspirational story about what it takes to achieve a late-life dream.” -Newsday