Phantom

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Phantom

R

Released Mar 1, 2013

1h 38m

Mystery & Thriller

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Long-troubled by a catastrophic event for which he shares some of the blame, Soviet submarine Capt. Demi (Ed Harris), nevertheless, agrees to lead one final mission aboard the B-67, a vessel which is soon to be sold to the Chinese navy. Demi's compromised mental state leaves him ill-prepared to deal with the situation posed by a technician (David Duchovny) who -- acting on top-secret orders -- seizes control of the sub. His orders: Start World War III and shift the blame to the Chinese.

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Critics Consensus

A cast of solid actors do what they can to elevate the material, but Phantom's script is too clunky and devoid of tension to bear comparison to its thematic predecessors.

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Leonard Maltin

leonardmaltin.com

Phantom features some wonky visual effects, but one either buys into a film of this kind or not.

Mar 4, 2013

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Laremy Legel

Film.com

Ed Harris and company can't lift this one off the seafloor, and "Phantom" fades away into the murky mist.

Rated: C-

Mar 3, 2013

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Walter V. Addiego

San Francisco Chronicle

A game effort by a decent cast highlights the old-fashioned submarine thriller "Phantom," but heavy-handed dialogue, flurries of melodrama and a silly ending make the whole enterprise sink like a stone.

Rated: 1/4

Mar 1, 2013

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

A misfire of nearly offensive proportions.

Aug 7, 2019

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Kevin Carr

7M Pictures

When limited by budget, a good independent film turns in on itself and spotlights the actors, and that's where the meat is in this movie.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 2, 2013

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Forrest Hartman

Reno Gazette-Journal

Done well, submarine movies are intense affairs that keep viewers glued to the screen as characters play breathtaking games of cat-and-mouse. Done poorly, they turn out like Phantom.

Rated: 2/4

Jun 25, 2013

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Daniel L

They couldn't at least TRY to do Russian accents? Staring Ed Harriinsky and David Duchovnisky.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/26/23

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Dave B

This is an under-rated little gem that's not far off from Hunt for Red October. Solid performances from the cast and some real tension (and casualties)

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Michael S

There are many great films about submarines: Das Boot, Crimson Tide, The Hunt for Red October. This... is not one of them. Nice cast. An unorthodox ending (to say the least). But this low budget drama never rises to the heights of those great films. Merely watchable.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/10/23

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Leo M

I expected little but found the film captivating. The low budget is perhaps evident, but we have forgotten the essential principal that a movie does not have to cost a fortune to be good. Ed Harris offers a convincing performance - we cannot be surprised, pf course. The movie is entertaining and had me stuck to the screen from beginning to end. Such movies are not made for everyone. I did enjoy it a lot.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/20/22

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Audience Member

Excellent! Good story and great acting by Harris and Duchovny, with basis in fact from an incident occurring during the Cold War

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Audience Member

It was "okay". Half the time I had no idea what they were talking about. It had suspenseful moments but the boredom was predominant.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Synopsis

Long-troubled by a catastrophic event for which he shares some of the blame, Soviet submarine Capt. Demi (Ed Harris), nevertheless, agrees to lead one final mission aboard the B-67, a vessel which is soon to be sold to the Chinese navy. Demi's compromised mental state leaves him ill-prepared to deal with the situation posed by a technician (David Duchovny) who -- acting on top-secret orders -- seizes control of the sub. His orders: Start World War III and shift the blame to the Chinese.

Director: Todd Robinson
Producer: John Watson, Pen Densham, Julian Adams
Screenwriter: Todd Robinson
Distributor: RCR Media Group
Production Co: Trilogy Entertainment Group
Rating: R (Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 1, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 25, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $460.0K
Runtime: 1h 38m

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