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Hostile Waters

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October 1986 finds a delicate international situation threatening the entire world. Near the coast of Bermuda, a Soviet submarine equipped with nuclear missiles crashes into an American submarine that was attempting to follow it. A fire erupts on the Russian submarine, and its captain (Rutger Hauer) must do all he can to prevent a nuclear catastrophe from occurring. The American captain (Martin Sheen), unsure of the Russian submarine's intentions, has to decide whether or not to attack.

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Audience Member One of the all time worst submarine movies ever thrown together... Rutger's and Matin's performances were atrocious... mailed in!! The writing/dialogue was juvenile... Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Good Sub film: better than average 6 out of 10 Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Good Cold War submarine drama. Good plot (apparently based on a true story), reasonably edgy, and militarily accurate. However, maybe too predictable. In addition there is very little character development. Characters are pretty one-dimensional and stereotypical: the Americans are mostly gung ho and the Russians are cold bureaucrats. Solid performances from Rutger Hauer, Martin Sheen and Max van Sydow. Some of the supporting cast, particularly those playing American senior staff, are a bit hammy though. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Looks bland and feels too. Tension, non-existing, sure it is based on true events. Rutger Hauer is convincing as a soviet sub-commander, as Will Smith would be as Norwegian viking. As american maybe, soviet, no. Martin Sheen and Max Von Sydow cash their checks, they gotta eat, you know. Useless tidbit: Look for Dominic Monaghan (Lord of the Rings, Lost) in very small role. He is boring too. Did I say that this was boring movie? Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member One SCARY movie. Why Because its based on true facts. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member As I like most of the cast I had to see it. Well, it's ok. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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David Drury

Director

Rutger Hauer

Capt. Britanov

Max von Sydow

Admiral Chernavin

Martin Sheen

Aurora Skipper

Harris Yulin

Admiral Quinn

Rob Campbell

Sergei Preminin
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Synopsis October 1986 finds a delicate international situation threatening the entire world. Near the coast of Bermuda, a Soviet submarine equipped with nuclear missiles crashes into an American submarine that was attempting to follow it. A fire erupts on the Russian submarine, and its captain (Rutger Hauer) must do all he can to prevent a nuclear catastrophe from occurring. The American captain (Martin Sheen), unsure of the Russian submarine's intentions, has to decide whether or not to attack.
Director
David Drury
Producer
Tony Garnett
Screenwriter
Troy Kennedy Martin
Rating
TV-14, PG
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 10, 2017
Runtime
1h 34m
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