Submergence

Released Apr 13, 2018

1 hr. 52 min.

Drama

Romance

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55 Reviews

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250+ Ratings

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Clinging to life in a cell in Africa, James is brutally interrogated by jihadis. Worlds away, Danielle prepares to descend into the Arctic Sea. Facing life-or-death ordeals, they must rely on their deep emotional connection.

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Critics Consensus

A slow-moving misfire, Submergence isn't as deep as it thinks it is -- but still manages to drown its stars in a drama whose admirable ambitions remain almost entirely unfulfilled.

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laura m

The best parts are: the score (Fernando Velasquez's music of the main title is magical), the Bar at the Maison Atlantique Hotel, the Blockhaus of Sainte Marguerite sur mer, the sweetness melancholy in Danny's eyes, the view of the Faroe Islands, the way Wim Wenders show us the story. I enjoyed it and watched it several times.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/21/23

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maria m

I truly liked this movie and just wanted to thank Wim Wenders for once again creating such an incredible movie. True sensitivity and then the art to transmit in a movie form the subtle perceptions, and what is behind people's directions in life. It takes immense courage to look into the darkness, and when we pay the price.... do we really want to go so deep into that darkness? Or shall we instead focus on creating more of the light?

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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steve d

The actors make it work despite the melodrama.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

McAvoy and Vikander fall in love over vacation. All good. But when they go back to their jobs (McAvoy gets taken prisoner, Vikander on the bottom of the ocean) - things get weird. The attempt to keep the love connection fails despite great filming.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Audience Member

Not a very good film. Had a few cringeworthy scenes between the two stars. Boring story line.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

11/03/21

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Marty C

There is tension.... then more tension....... then more tension....... then more tension....... then more tension....... then more tension....... then more tension....... then more tension... and then it ends....

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

08/27/21

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Wim Wenders

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James McAvoy

James More

Alicia Vikander

Danielle Flinders

Alexander Siddig

Dr. Shadid

Celyn Jones

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

These scenarios may seem like exotic action fare, but the film, adapted from a novel by J.M. Ledgard and gracefully directed by Wim Wenders, tends toward romance and philosophy.

Apr 7, 2020

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David Stratton

The Australian

It's all a bit too literal, and much of the dialogue is stiff and unnatural.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 17, 2018

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Jake Wilson

The Age (Australia)

This is the film of an old man who has retained a humble, almost naive attitude to experience, an awareness there are depths he has left unplumbed. There is something quite moving about this.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 8, 2018

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Allen Almachar

The MacGuffin

When melodramas work, they stick in our minds and stay there. But with this, it had such little to offer that I'm already starting to forget it.

Rated: C-

Nov 2, 2021

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Andrew Murray

The Upcoming

Top it off with a self-indulgent conclusion and Submergence is a romantic thriller that hits rock bottom.

Rated: 1/5

Feb 2, 2021

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Mikel Zorrilla

Espinof

'Immersion' is, at best, a failed proposal in which the only thing that really pays off is its two protagonists. [Full Review in Spanish]

Jul 24, 2019

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Synopsis

Clinging to life in a cell in Africa, James is brutally interrogated by jihadis. Worlds away, Danielle prepares to descend into the Arctic Sea. Facing life-or-death ordeals, they must rely on their deep emotional connection.

Director: Wim Wenders
Executive Producer: Jean Baptiste Babin, Andrew Banks, Robert Ogden Barnum, David Beal, Stephen Bowen, Kevin Scott Frakes, James Gibb, Michael Giles, David Atlan-Jackson, Sarah E. Johnson, Jeff Kalligheri, Philip Moross, Buddy Patrick, Jim Shamoon, Joel Thibout, Lisa Wolofsky
Screenwriter: Erin Dignam
Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Production Co: Backup Films, Lila 9th Productions, Morena Films, Green Hummingbird Entertainment, Umedia, Backup Media, Neue Road Movies, Samuel Goldwyn Films
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 13, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 13, 2018
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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