NYAD (2023)

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Witness the incredible true story.

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.

• Released: 2023-10-18
• Genres: Drama, History
• Runtime: 2h 0m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 578 votes

Directed by Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi.

Top cast

• Annette Bening as Diana Nyad
• Jodie Foster as Bonnie Stoll
• Rhys Ifans as John Bartlett
• Ethan Jones Romero as Nico
• Luke Cosgrove as Luke Tipple
• Jeena Yi as Angel Yanigahara
• Eric T. Miller as Coach Jack Nelson
• Anne Marie Kempf as Candace
• Carolyn McCormick as Elise
• Marcos Diaz as Dude

Full cast & crew

Where to watch NYAD

• United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• India: stream on Netflix
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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