Deepwater Horizon

Name: Deepwater Horizon
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Released: September 30, 2016
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 68
Cast: Brad Leland, David Maldonado, Douglas M. Griffin, Gina Rodriguez, James DuMont

2016

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Summit Entertainment | Release Date: September 30, 2016 | PG-13

Starring: Brad Leland, David Maldonado, Douglas M. Griffin, Gina Rodriguez, James DuMont, Joe Chrest, John Malkovich, Kurt Russell, Mark Wahlberg

Summary: On April 20th, 2010, the world’s largest man-made disaster occurred on the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico. This film honors the brave men and women whose heroism would save many on board, and change everyone’s lives forever.

Director: Peter Berg

Genre(s): Action, Drama, Thriller

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 107 min

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Calvin Wilson

Sep 29, 2016

This is very much an ensemble film, with Wahlberg, Hudson and Russell turning in performances that get the job done without begging for attention. Read full review

Matt Donato

Sep 19, 2016

Deepwater Horizon is effective, efficient and furiously paced. Read full review

Stephanie Zacharek

Oct 1, 2016

Malkovich sure isn’t subtle, either, but that’s the point: his job is to get your blood boiling, and boy, he’s good at it. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Sep 27, 2016

It’s a well-made, sometimes horrifyingly realistic re-creation of events — but it often feels like a formulaic disaster film. Read full review

Bill Goodykoontz

Sep 29, 2016

Berg keeps the story personal, which is certainly one way to tell it, though it would have been nice to see a little more about the devastating effects of the massive oil spill triggered by the rig's destruction. Read full review

Rex Reed

Sep 28, 2016

This is a movie about action, not acting, and although, under the circumstances, the cast does yeoman work in roles that can only be called generic, in the long haul they can’t save the script and direction from being sometimes boring and always predictable. Read full review

Jake Cole

Sep 18, 2016

The film should have been a cautionary tale, but in Peter Berg's hands, it's a hollow account of the resilience of the human spirit. Read full review

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Supermoviefan

Sep 30, 2016

This is a remarkable film; not easy to watch, but so important for everyone to see. Just as the NY Times said, it's time filmmakers start honoring the real heroes in our country (rather than the usual, worn-out fictional/cartoon ones). Deepwater Horizon does just that. The spectacularThis is a remarkable film; not easy to watch, but so important for everyone to see. Just as the NY Times said, it's time filmmakers start honoring the real heroes in our country (rather than the usual, worn-out fictional/cartoon ones). Deepwater Horizon does just that. The spectacular explosions and falling apart of the oil rig are unbelievably real, as are the performances of every single actor. Congratulations to Summit.… Expand

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MarcDoyle

Sep 30, 2016

The film surprised the hell out of me, to be honest. I knew it would be a harrowing experience, but I didn't expect such excellent acting performances. My hat is off to Peter Berg, as well. He's an underestimated director, but he does something pretty amazing with such a tragic story.

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MarioGR

Oct 1, 2016

It was GREAT movie! From the best ever disaster films I have ever seen in my life!
It really couldn't get any better than this..
''DeepWater Horizon'' was definitely totally worthy of my money to watch it on the cinema!

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Ralfbergs

Feb 18, 2017

Great movie, based on real events. Suggest it to everyone - even though maybe the acting isn't the greatest here (even though there are many talented actors in it), it is a good movie in a sense that it depicts the disaster really well and makes you feel everything deeply

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BrianMcCritic

Jan 15, 2017

I really appreciated how this film really gave you the feel and how it pulled very few punches. This film follows a lot of the same troupes that other Peter Berg films do. Not that it's a bad thing. Much of the scenes once the disaster begins to occur are devastating and it's a real gut punch. A-

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Bitash

Jan 9, 2018

Well done, I enjoyed the story line. Great cinematography. Thought was good for presenting events the way they may have happened with some Hollywood twists, worked for me, enjoyed it

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491

Oct 10, 2016

A great disappointment!

The dialog in the first half hour was mostly unintelligible and the rest of the movie incomprehensible -- a combination of accents, fast talking, irrelevant banter, and terse, unintelligible tech-speak! Only the subtitle clarification helped to let the audienceA great disappointment!

The dialog in the first half hour was mostly unintelligible and the rest of the movie incomprehensible -- a combination of accents, fast talking, irrelevant banter, and terse, unintelligible tech-speak!
Only the subtitle clarification helped to let the audience know what was going on.
The rest was continuous noise and flash-bang pyrotechnics.
The story was known from real life, so we knew what to expect, but this movie -- in my opinion -- didn't add much to appreciating it -- except the horror of it all.… Expand

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