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58 out of 100

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8.0 out of 10

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  • Starring: Alec Baldwin, Sean Connery
  • Summary: A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius (Connery). The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. A lone CIA analyst (Baldwin) has a different idea: he thinks Ramius is planning to defect, but he has only a few hours to find him and prove it-because the entire Russian naval and air commands are trying to find him, too. (Paramount Pictures)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 17
  3. Negative: 2 out of 17
  1. Variety
    Reviewed by: Staff (Not Credited)
    90
    The Industrial Light & Magic special visual effects unit does yeoman work in staging the action with cliffhanger intensity.
  2. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Dave Kehr
    50
    An idealized, dreamy fantasy of life in the business world-harmless as airplane reading, a bit dull on the big screen. [2 Mar 1990, Friday, p.C]
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  3. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Hal Hinson
    30
    A leviathan bore, big, clunky and ponderously overplotted.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. Manatee634
    10
    This movie is just great. The fact that it's based on a Tom Clancy novel makes it even better. Sean Connery was great, so was Alec Baldwin. A thrilling climax (no spoilers), I would definitely recommend this movie.… Expand
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  2. EricT.
    10
    Great special effects (except for the torpedo scenes). Kept me thinking.
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  3. ALF
    2
    More proof that Ebert is a hypocrite. I note unlike some films he has criticized, his moral centre seems rather off here. This film is a highly inaccurate account of the true story of Red October. That aside, look at what this film advocates, State theft of the property of another country. Hardly the actions of a whiter than white State and rather reminiscent of Firefox. More State stealing another State's secrets. If this was the theft of American property we would hear that this was the work of Satan or profound Evil. The acting was fine, the script was to much like US propaganda and little to do with telling a true story. K19 with Harrison Ford did this much better and was an infinitely superior film. This is dated Cold War rhetoric.… Expand
    • 0 of 1 users said yes

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