When a fishing boat, the Rose of Nevada, lost with all hands 30 years ago, mysteriously reappears in the old harbour of a forgotten Cornish village, for those who remember, it’s surely a sign. The boat must go out to sea again and maybe then the luck of the devastated village will turn. Young father Nick and enigmatic newcomer Liam join captain Murgey, and they head to sea. But when they return, satisfied with their haul, something is amiss – they’ve slipped back in time, and the villagers greet them as if they are the original crew.
Top Billed Cast
George MacKay
Nick Dyer
Callum Turner
Liam
Francis Magee
Murgey
Edward Rowe
Mike Bruffin
Rosalind Eleazar
Tina
Mary Woodvine
Mrs. Richards
Adrian Rawlins
Billy Richards
Mae Voogd
Emily Carroll
Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews
C CinemaSerfVerified TMDB Critic
2026-05-13
If you saw Mark Jenkin's "Enys Men" then you might have an idea what to expect in this similarly photographed and styled mystery. This time, it's a Cornish fishing boat called the "Rose of Nevada" which has a reputation mired in suspense that serves as the focal point. It requires a crew of three and those consist the enigmatic captain (Francis Magee), "Liam" (Callum Turner) and "Nick" (George MacKay). The latter needs the money after his attempt to fix the leaky kitchen roof left him and his family with a man-sized hole. The outgoing charmer "Liam" is something of a mysterious young man, too,...
B Brent MarchantVerified TMDB Critic
2026-06-14
Surreality is an intriguing premise in entertainment, and, when skillfully employed (generally in a sci-fi context), it can make for compelling viewing. But deft handling of the material involved is what makes all the difference, and that’s where this latest effort from writer-director Mark Jenkin doesn’t quite hit the mark. Life in a coastal fishing village in the UK’s Cornwall region hasn’t been what it once was for 30 years. Overfishing, coupled with the mysterious disappearance of the fishing boat Rose of Nevada, left local anglers without a resource to exploit, not to mention more...
S SierbahnnVerified TMDB Critic
2026-08-06
This quietly surreal movie is very understated in its presentation. But in its DNA, you can find parts of "Triangle" as well as parts of "Ghost ship" and also "And When the Sky Was Opened", which is an episode of The Twilight Zone from the original series back in 1959. It is quiet and it is understated, but it is unsettling and engaging. I really like the portrayal of a normal person being put in such extraordinary circumstances and finding his place in the narrative of the world. I recommend this if you want to see something about causality and time, but you aren't a fan of the axe-wielding m...
F FolknHellVerified TMDB Critic
2026-08-23
Mark Jenkin’s *The Rose of Nevada* is full of things that look as if they ought to mean something. The dangerous bit is assuming they do.
A fishing boat reappears in a Cornish village decades after vanishing, heads back out to sea, and somehow brings its new crew into the past. One man gains the family he never had. Another loses the wife and child he desperately wants back. The strange thing is how little Jenkin treats any of this like a grand supernatural event. It just happens, and everyone has to work out what sort of life they have landed in.
