Summary
When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 59Audiences 63GoodWatch 61
Tomatometer60%
Metascore58
IMDb6.7
User score6.7
Letterboxd · 29 K ratings3.2/5
Audience score53%
Box office
66%of its budget back
- Budget
- $100 M
- Worldwide
- $66 M
Worldwide it made back $66 M of the $100 M it cost.
Running time
2 h 18 min
A typical length for history movies, +16 min on the typical 122
typical 122138Half of all history movies run 108–138 min.
Reach
Streams in 20 countries, rent or buy in 29 more
+10Released
2002
July 19, 2002
24 years ago
Genres
HistoryThrillerDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- Canada
Germany
Russia
United Kingdom- United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence, strong language, and disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 31 more41 people
- Harrison FordAlexei Vostrikov
- Liam NeesonMikhail Polenin
- Peter SarsgaardVadim Radtchinko
- Joss AcklandMarshal Zelentsov
- John ShrapnelAdmiral Bratyeev
- Donald SumpterDr. Savran
- Tim WoodwardPartonov
- Steve NicolsonDemichev
George AntonKonstantin
James Francis GintyAnatoly
Lex ShrapnelKornilov
Ingvar E. SigurðssonGorelov
Sam SpruellDmitri
Sam RedfordVasily
Peter StebbingsKuryshev
Roman PodhoraLapinsh
Shaun BensonLeonid
Dmitry ChepovetskySergei
Christopher RedmanKiklidze
Tygh RunyanMaxim- PGPeter GrahamDanya Yashin
- SMShawn MathiesonStepan
Jacob PittsGrigori- CRChristopher RouthOleg
Directing · 2
- Kathryn Bigelow Director, Producer
- Steve Danton First Assistant Director, Associate Producer
Writing · 2
- Christopher Kyle Screenplay
- Louis Nowra Screenstory
Production · 18
- Harrison Ford Executive Producer
- Nigel Sinclair Executive Producer
- Guy East Executive Producer
- Moritz Borman Executive Producer
- Edward S. Feldman Producer
- Winship Cook Producer
Camera · 1
- Jeff Cronenweth Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Walter Murch Editor
Sound · 2
- Klaus Badelt Original Music Composer
- Pat Jackson Supervising Sound Editor
Art · 8
- Karl Júlíusson Production Design
- Michael Novotny Production Design
- Arvinder Greywal Art Direction
- Angela Murphy Art Direction
- Ian Greig Set Decoration
- William Ladd Skinner Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 8
- Marit Allen Costume Design
- Jordan Samuel Key Makeup Artist
- Joyce Wold Makeup Artist
- David R. Beecroft Key Hair Stylist
- Cindy E. Smith-McGuire Makeup Artist
- Michael Kriston Hair Designer
Visual Effects · 3
- Mark Bakowski Compositing Artist
- Peter Field VFX Director of Photography
- Jeff Sutherland Digital Compositor
Other crew · 3
- Mickey Giacomazzi Stunt Coordinator
- Alison Reid Stunts
- J.J. Makaro Stunts
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