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Black Sea

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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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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 04/09/2015
3/5
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. Go to Full Review
Kristin Tillotson Minneapolis Star Tribune 01/31/2015
3/4
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. Go to Full Review
Steven Rea Philadelphia Inquirer 01/31/2015
3/4
Black Sea is a submarine thriller set in the murky depths of exactly where the title says. Go to Full Review
Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 07/12/2022
3/4
Law’s intensity carries the audience every step of the way. Go to Full Review
Travis Johnson sbs.com.au 10/27/2021
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. Go to Full Review
Leo Brady AMovieGuy.com 02/07/2021
3.5/4
Black Sea is a superbly crafted piece of film. Go to Full Review
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Matthew W Sep 23 This movie rules, in a world of snooze fests this thing came out of left field and it was awesome. See more Oscar A Jun 2 Emocionante, avaricia, pecado... fabulosa. See more Samuel L May 22 A masterpiece, I want the last scene in the submarine as a poster, the lighting just amazing. And the acting is perfect, I'll give a kidney to watch it for the first time again See more May 1 Ok, I'm a decent fan of Law and he should be doing WAY more movies. This is a GOOD watch, not great and some of the plot points are absurd, especially the murder scene and the laughable nature of everyone on the sub doing everything possible to ensure they all die on it, hahaha. I'm not gonna keep it in my collection but it's worth a spin just to say you've seen it. See more Marc W Mar 17 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? See more Ramon L Jan 24 I cannot fathom the logic of the plot. And it's such a depressing story. See more Read all reviews
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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
Focus Features, Cowboy Films
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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