Black Sea

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Black Sea

R

Released Jan 23, 2015

1h 55m

Adventure

Mystery & Thriller

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Soon after losing his salvage job, former naval officer Robinson (Jude Law) assembles a misfit crew of unemployed sailors for a risky mission: Find a sunken Nazi U-boat, rumored to contain a fortune in gold. Promising each man an equal share, Robinson leads the mixed British and Russian crew to comb the depths of the Black Sea. Before long, greed takes hold of a crew already divided along language and cultural lines -- and the fewer men that make it back alive, the more gold to go around.

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Critics Consensus

Black Sea may not be particularly deep, but thanks to Kevin Macdonald's judicious direction and a magnetic performance from Jude Law, it remains an efficiently well-crafted thriller.

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

Not much of it is credible, starting with the hiring of a rusty submarine out of Sevastopol, but it has action and adventure to burn, leavened with bits of humour.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 9, 2015

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Kristin Tillotson

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Too often, moviegoers must choose between character-driven drama and edge-of-your-seat action. "Black Sea" has both, with a gripping performance by Jude Law as their nexus.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 31, 2015

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Steven Rea

Philadelphia Inquirer

Black Sea is a submarine thriller set in the murky depths of exactly where the title says.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 31, 2015

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Law’s intensity carries the audience every step of the way.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 12, 2022

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Travis Johnson

sbs.com.au

Black Sea isn't so much a film as a yarn or a ripping tale; one of those classical adventure movies seemingly designed to be viewed on a lazy Sunday afternoon after a big lunch.

Oct 27, 2021

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Leo Brady

AMovieGuy.com

Black Sea is a superbly crafted piece of film.

Rated: 3.5/4

Feb 7, 2021

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Marc W

The plot has even more holes than the rusty submarine they're acquiring. Like, why the old boat if they have a rich sponsor? How do they get the drive shaft weighing several tons out of the old submarine? (And the gold?) Why are only skeletons left of the dead sailors? Why can their submarine only get to the surface by running the engine and not, like, venting the ballast tanks? How does the gold float at the end?

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/17/25

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Ramon L

I cannot fathom the logic of the plot. And it's such a depressing story.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/24/25

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Heloisa B

The film is well made, well directed and well acted. Well, the whole package. I really like this style of film, and I definitely recommend it. Do you like adventure, action, fights and lots of excitement? This movie is perfect for you.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/04/25

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Eric G

This film has great character development, an interesting plot with plenty of twists, a captivating setting, good music, good humor, and it even pulls at your heart strings a but. Some the credibility of the plotline is weak, because you could not rent a rusty old submarine, but I think it would still happen if there was a rich person backing the mission, which there was.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/20/24

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Chris O

Great film, tense, claustrophobic brilliantly directed even though it pulls out every submarine cliche going. JudeLaw is brilliant as are the rest of the cast

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/18/24

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Alec B

Despite the solid premise I found the final product somewhat lacking. It teases cynicism from the beginning but delivers cheap sentiment in the ending. Fortunately it does boast enough nail-biting sequences that I ultimately enjoyed it for the most part.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/13/23

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Synopsis

Soon after losing his salvage job, former naval officer Robinson (Jude Law) assembles a misfit crew of unemployed sailors for a risky mission: Find a sunken Nazi U-boat, rumored to contain a fortune in gold. Promising each man an equal share, Robinson leads the mixed British and Russian crew to comb the depths of the Black Sea. Before long, greed takes hold of a crew already divided along language and cultural lines -- and the fewer men that make it back alive, the more gold to go around.

Director: Kevin Macdonald
Producer: Kevin Macdonald, Charles Steel
Screenwriter: Dennis Kelly
Distributor: Focus Features
Production Co: Cowboy Films, Focus Features
Rating: R (Some Graphic Images|Language Throughout|Violence)
Genre: Adventure, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 23, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 5, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.2M
Runtime: 1h 55m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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