‘U.S.S Indianapolis’ an engrossing docudrama

Set in the waning days of World War II, “U.S.S. Indianapolis: Men Of Courage” (2016, Lionsgate, R, $22) is an engrossing docudrama which chronicles the last voyage of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, the cruiser which delivered the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.

After successfully transporting the dangerous cargo to an Air Force base in Tinian, the ship was sunk by a Japanese submarine, leading to the greatest single loss of life at sea in the history of the U.S. Navy.

Directed by Mario Van Peebles, the movie concentrates on the harrowing tale of the sailors (Nicolas Cage, Tom Sizemore, Adam Scott Miller, Matt Lanter) who endured the attack only to languish in shark-infested waters. Despite being marred by clunky dialogue, this war movie unreels a fascinating tale of survival. Extras: featurette.

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The Monster (2016, Lionsgate,

R, $20): “Strangers” helmer Bryan Bertino is back with the odd tale of a boozehound mother (Zoe Kazan) and her teenage daughter (Ella Ballentine) who must battle a slime-dripping creature after blowing a tire in the middle of nowhere. Bertino alternates between the mother and daughter’s desperate efforts to stay alive and flashbacks to Kazan’s substance-abuse problems. Even though the movie is relentlessly grim, the relationship between Kazan and Ballentine is unique enough to keep you watching. As underdeveloped as it is, “The Monsters” casts a unique spell. Extras: featurette.

Danny Says (2016, Magnolia, unrated, $26): With the possible exception of Columbia Records’ honcho John Hammond, no one discovered more groundbreaking artists than Danny Fields, a gay New Yorker who, for much of his life, worked as either a publicist or manager to the likes of the Doors, MC5, the Stooges, Nico, Alice Cooper and the Ramones. There’s lots

of vintage footage featuring the bands as well as interviews with everyone from Iggy Pop to Judy Collins but the doc is at its best when Fields is on camera, reeling off stories about kidnapping Jim Morrison, befriending Patti Smith and having his drugs stolen by Edie Sedgwick. Extras: featurettes.

COURTESY LIONSGATE HOME ENTERTAINMENT Tom Sizemore (“McWhorter”) stars in Lionsgate Home Entertainment’s “USS Indianapolis: Men Of Courage.”