History Film / Adrift2018

''Adrift'' is a 2018 film starring Creator/ShaileneWoodley and Sam Claflin.

* [[spoiler:DeadPersonConversation: It turns out that this is what Tami has been having with Richard.]]

* WhamShot: Tami tells Richard, "I have to let you go", as if she's going to perform a MercyKill. She sits up. . . [[spoiler:and his bed is empty, thus revealing that he was never there to begin with.]]

* BigNo: [[spoiler:Tami upon realising Richard is nowhere on the boat and she was knocked out cold for God knows how long]].

* FanDisservice: Creator/ShaileneWoodley meditating nude--covered with bruises and sunburnt.

[[SimilarlyNamedWorks Not to be confused]] with the 2006's film [[Film/Adrift of the same name]]. Or with the 2016's space-based exploration game ''VideoGame/{{Adr1ft}}''.

* YouSaidYouCouldntDance: Rich quickly calls Tami out on her confession she's no sailor when performing admirably on her own. She instantly points out she just had a lot of time watching actual sailors doing their job, but never was trained in any of this.

* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Averted. As the days go on, Tami looks precisely as someone in such a situation would--progressively raw skin, weight loss, a nasty head injury. Richard's wounds also get nastier, [[spoiler: though it turns out he isn't really there anyway]].
* BigNo: [[spoiler: Tami upon realising Richard is nowhere on the boat and she was knocked out cold for God knows how long]].

* ConspicuousCG: [[spoiler: The freight ship. Probably intentional, since it's just a hallucination and behaving like no real ship would]].

* [[spoiler: DeadPersonConversation: It turns out that this is what Tami has been having with Richard.]]
* {{Determinator}}: You don't go any more determined than sailing back to civilization on a derelict yacht with almost no supplies for 41 days. [[spoiler: And doing it completely alone]].

* FlatWhat: After Richard explains his mother [[spoiler: hanged herself when he was 7]], Tami has such reaction.

* ForegoneConclusion: People who know the true story and that [[spoiler: Richard Sharp was lost at sea in real life]] will instantly figure out the twist.

** The very first thing we see is [[spoiler: Richard's body sinking into the depths]].
** [[spoiler: The injured Richard describes himself as "dead weight", implying that he wants Tami to perform a MercyKill so as to save herself. It turns out he's ''already'' dead]].

* HelpfulHallucination: Tami's vision of [[spoiler: Richard]] helps her keep her focus and drive long enough to reach help.

* LostAtSea: The premise after the hurricane. [[spoiler: And Richard's official status once Tami was rescued.]]

* NoOSHACompliance: Unlike in real life, Richard in film is clearly and visibly ''not'' tethered to the yacht. [[spoiler: It ultimately kills him, along with the instance of NeverFoundTheBody]].
* OnceMoreWithClarity: Several of the scenes of Tami taking care of Richard are shown again [[spoiler: after it's shown she was hallucinating him the entire time, showing her talking to an empty bed]].

* SpoilerOpening: [[spoiler: The very first thing shown on screen is Richard's lifeless body going down underwater, fast]]. Anyone paying even minimal attention will instantly realise what's up.
* TalkingToThemself: Both Richard and Tami are shown doing this quite a lot during flashbacks. [[spoiler: This is also what she was doing for the entire time after the storm, since Richard wasn't really there]].

* WhamShot: Tami tells Richard, "I have to let you go", as if she's going to perform a MercyKill. She sits up. . .[[spoiler: and his bed is empty, thus revealing that he was never there to begin with.]]

* TaughtByExperience: Tami doesn't consider herself a sailor and definitely isn't certified, but she spend enough time along with other sailors to catch the gist of many complex operations and perform them on her own. She then sails with Richard for long enough to polish those skills.

In 1983 a young couple Tami and Richard set off on a voyage in a small sailboat to cross the Pacific. Unfortunately their course leads them into one of the most powerful Pacific hurricanes in history. Now with their boat barely holding together and Richard gravely injured, Tami must find a way to get them to a position when they can be seen or make a call for help.

* BasedOnATrueStory: Of [[https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/movies/amp21052066/adrift-true-story/ Tami Oldman and Richard Sharp]]

** [[spoiler: The injured Richard describes himself as "dead weight", implying that he wants Tami to perform a MercyKill so as to save herself. It turns out he's ALREADY dead]]

* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: Discusses Tami's recovery and how she still loves to sail.

* LostAtSea: The premise after the hurricane.

* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Averted. As the days go on, Tami looks precisely as someone in such a situation would--progressively raw skin, weight loss, a nasty head injury.

* WeddingRingRemoval: At the very end, Tami takes off the engagement ring Richard made for her.

* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Averted, Tami is shown with her skin looking progressively more raw as the days go on.

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: The film seemingly has Richard surviving the storm. In reality, Tami was knocked out then awoke to find herself alone on the boat.

* HeroicBSOD: Tami has a minor one after seeinf the freighter vanish and realizing she's hallucinating.

* FightToSurvive: What was to be a leisurely voyage across the Pacific to California turns into a nightmare after running into a hurricane.

* [[spoiler:DeadAllAlong: As the film progresses, we learn that Richard did not survive the hurricane, and that Tami was only talking to a vision of Richard from her own delirium.]]

* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: As mentioned above, Richard was killed immediately and Tami had to do everything all alone.