The Burning Sea

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The Burning Sea

PG-13

Released Feb 25, 2022

1h 46m

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Mystery & Thriller

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In 1969, the Norwegian government announces their discovery of one of the world's largest oil fields in the neighboring North Sea, launching a prosperous period of offshore drilling. 50 years later, the environmental consequences begin to manifest -- a crack has opened on the ocean floor, causing a rig to collapse. A team of researchers, including submarine operator Sofia, rushes in to search for the missing and assess the cause of the damage, but what they discover is that this is just the start of a possible apocalyptic catastrophe. As rigs are evacuated, Sofia's loving companion Stian becomes trapped in the depths of the sea, and Sofia must dive in to rescue him. THE BURNING SEA is the latest disaster epic from the team behind THE QUAKE and THE WAVE.

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Critics Consensus

The Burning Sea falls back on disaster movie formula, but the end results are gripping enough to satisfy.

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Robert Daniels

IndieWire

The characters in “The Burning Sea” are the standard stock and trade of disaster movies.

Rated: C+

Jan 1, 2025

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

A regular beat of tension and release plays out as people get saved only to face new dangers, following the template of disaster films since the beginning of cinema, but it’s done well here.

Rated: 2/5

May 24, 2022

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

It's really well done... All those special effects are used in the correct way.

Mar 12, 2022

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Guillermo Courau

La Nación (Argentina)

Both the prologue and epilogue give the movie a mockumentary patina as if to raise environmental awareness, but strictly speaking, what's in between is standard lackluster and predictable entertainment. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 2.5/5

Jun 8, 2023

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Jorge Montiel

Clarín

Although the plot owes a lot to the great Hollywood catastrophe genre spectacle, there is no cool ensemble in The Burning Sea, nor do the heroes have the muscles of Dwayne Johnson, the successful ex-wrestler known as The Rock. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3/4

Jun 8, 2023

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Miguel Calabria

EscribiendoCine

The action scenes make this an entertaining and easy watch and while it doesn't rise above other productions in the genre, The Burning Sea is halfway between being original and predictable. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 6/10

Jun 6, 2023

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علاء EL TARF 36 ح

It's great watching it was fun It's great watching it was fun

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/25/25

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Audience Member

Another exciting Norwegian disaster film, this time more focused on the emotional part, and I liked it

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/18/25

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Nicole S

One star for the effects and half a star for the somewhat decent acting. The main character really flew out to the middle of the ocean with a half-baked plan and expected corporate to pull them out

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

11/25/24

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Tom S

Pretty good until the ending. Spoiler alert ....................................... a thick oil slick doesn't burn off in 10 minutes plus the wells would have kept spewing oil. I was hoping Hollywood wouldn't have infected this movie but, oh well.....

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/28/23

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Jyl B

It had many opportunities for a more intriguing story and acting. A little suspenseful but I wouldn't go as far as to call it gripping. I watched the English dubbed version.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/17/23

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A B

I really enjoyed this movie. It was very well acted and gripping to watch. Touching story. Subtitles a bonus for those of us with hearing impairments or in a hotel room where you want the sound down. I found myself googling it afterwards as I was curious to see if it was based on real events.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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In 1969, the Norwegian government announces their discovery of one of the world's largest oil fields in the neighboring North Sea, launching a prosperous period of offshore drilling. 50 years later, the environmental consequences begin to manifest -- a crack has opened on the ocean floor, causing a rig to collapse. A team of researchers, including submarine operator Sofia, rushes in to search for the missing and assess the cause of the damage, but what they discover is that this is just the start of a possible apocalyptic catastrophe. As rigs are evacuated, Sofia's loving companion Stian becomes trapped in the depths of the sea, and Sofia must dive in to rescue him. THE BURNING SEA is the latest disaster epic from the team behind THE QUAKE and THE WAVE.

Director: John Andreas Andersen
Producer: Therese Bøhn, Catrin Gundersen, Martin Sundland
Screenwriter: Lars Gudmestad, Harald Rosenløw-Eeg
Distributor: Magnet Releasing
Production Co: Chezville, Fantefilm, Zefyr Media Fund, Nordisk Film- & TV-Fond, Piggy Bænk, Film i Väst, Norsk Filminstitutt, Creative Europe Media
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Brief Partial Nudity|Peril|Some Disturbing Images)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Norwegian
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 25, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 25, 2022
Box Office (Gross USA): $371
Runtime: 1h 46m

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