The Command

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The Command

PG-13

2019

1h 57m

Drama

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On Aug. 12, 2000, explosions aboard the Russian submarine Kursk cause it to sink during a naval exercise in the Barents Sea, leaving 23 survivors trapped below on the ocean floor. For the next seven days, members of a rescue team frantically work to reach the men before their dwindling oxygen supply runs out.

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Critics Consensus

The Command plumbs the depths of real-life disaster to tell an uneven yet reasonably diverting story of lives caught between bureaucracy and certain doom.

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Amy Nicholson

FilmWeek (LAist)

I was much less compelled by this film. I really was.

Oct 1, 2019

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Ed Potton

The Times (UK)

[T]his is a punchy and poignant piece of film-making from Vinterberg.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 13, 2019

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

As a film, Kursk could have wound up much worse, though it has uneven visual effects and goes in for some frankly puzzling decisions, such as a bizarre switch-up in aspect ratios when the sub gets underway.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 12, 2019

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Jason Adams

My New Plaid Pants

The Command is a dark movie, despairing, but righteously so. You feel its frustration

Jul 6, 2021

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Joanne Laurier

World Socialist Web Site

The Command is a taut, tension-filled movie, with all actors giving committed performances.

Aug 6, 2020

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

A conventional survival drama. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 6/10

Jul 25, 2020

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Nigel S

Well made and seems plausible that the Russian navy were incompetent. One can imagine the same thing happening under Putin.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/28/25

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Thomas S

Great movie, I watched it in Russian for the full immersion (hehe). Mathias is doing a fantastic job. And the chanting, omg

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/23/25

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Wink D

This movie is worth a watch. It seems as though events in the sub were written by the main character on paper along w a letter to his wife. How accurate the events are, idk. How much additional drama was added, idk. It was very anticlimactic and feels almost as a script that doesn’t like the Russian leaders - maybe that’s true to life idk. In the end, it is a good story and while it could have been a bit more, it feels like it mostly faithfully told the story of the Kursk.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/03/24

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Bob

Das Boot Anus (i.e. kicks ass!)

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/13/23

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Francisco S

Not pro-Russian, but you can't stop to think this is propaganda in many ways.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/02/23

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simon b

excellent and balanced

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/20/23

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Synopsis

On Aug. 12, 2000, explosions aboard the Russian submarine Kursk cause it to sink during a naval exercise in the Barents Sea, leaving 23 survivors trapped below on the ocean floor. For the next seven days, members of a rescue team frantically work to reach the men before their dwindling oxygen supply runs out.

Director: Thomas Vinterberg
Producer: Ariel Zeitoun
Screenwriter: Robert Rodat
Distributor: Saban Films
Production Co: EuropaCorp, Belga Productions, Saban Films
Rating: PG-13 (Disturbing Images|Brief Strong Language|Intense Disaster-Related Peril)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 21, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 21, 2019
Runtime: 1h 57m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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