The Dive

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The Dive

2023

1h 31m

Mystery & Thriller

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A deep-sea diving trip at one of the world's most remote spots becomes a fight for survival for sisters Drew and May when a catastrophic landslide sends rocks tumbling into the sea. After being struck by the rockfall, May now lies 28 meters below the surface, trapped by debris and unable to move. With dangerously low levels of oxygen, it is up to Drew to fight for her sister's life. She must put her own life in jeopardy and risk paying the ultimate sacrifice. But with no help in sight, time is quickly running out....

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Critics Consensus

The Dive's taut tension and real-time unraveling of its action make this an entertainingly harrowing experience despite occasionally murky visuals and a fairly standard survival story.

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David Stratton

The Australian

Flashbacks while in the water to the often harsh treatment of the girls by their overbearing father are more intrusive than informative. In the end, The Dive is an admirable niche film for a limited audience.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 7, 2023

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

“The Dive” feels routine, a soggy journey from point A to point B that doesn’t do anything interesting enough to make it stand out in the dog days of summer.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 25, 2023

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Jake Cunningham

Empire Magazine

The Dive uses its underwater setting to add new thrills to a formulaic survivalist story, even if its attempts at emotional depth end up feeling a little shallow.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 24, 2023

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Rebecca Sayce

FILMHOUNDS Magazine

The concept soon runs out of breath due to its anti-climactic scenes of peril and stilted interactions between its two leading ladies that drain the tension from some of its most action-packed sequences.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 24, 2025

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John Serba

Decider

Although the film can be tense, is capable of holding us in the moment, and avoids indulging ludicrous twists, it never supersedes its base functionality.

Feb 29, 2024

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Ezequiel Boetti

Otroscines.com

Infinite blue is the color of a true hell, an omnipresent danger that crushes the girls with the same force as it does the viewer. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3/5

Nov 8, 2023

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Eddie L

harrowing and emotional but in its attempt to stay tense it just wastes time and takes us all for a ride to nowhere, reminisce scenes were a bunch of fillers to waste even more time due to the screenwriters inabilty to think of anything creative, a third cast member with a good plot would have kept the audiance engaged

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/16/25

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Sebastian D

The Dive is a gringo remake blunder that proves copycat films from Hollywood suck, gutting the original Norwegian gem’s drama and emotion for soulless clichés. The premise of sisters fighting to survive underwater screamed potential for raw, mature tension, but they axed the murdered dog scene and all the heart, leaving a hollow shell. Lou Llobell’s Drew and Sophie Gråbøl’s May push through, but the script’s lazy pacing and shallow bonds turn it into immature fluff that underestimates viewers. Malta’s caves add some claustrophobia, yet the film wastes its sci-fi survival edge on predictable scares and no thought-provoking depth. Teens and adults deserve films that challenge, not this trashy, unexploited mess that drowns in mediocrity.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

10/02/25

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Audience Member

Sakto lang. Medyo convincing naman un time frame nung bawat eksena. Hondi nga lang medyo makatotohanan na nailigtas sila ng tire black spray

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/06/25

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Audience Member

Boring. I was more on twitter than actually watching the film

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/18/25

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Ricardo d

Existe uma tensão, mas nada de especial. Já vimos isso em outros filmes de temas de mergulho. A personagem Drew quem domina o filme, e isso faz com que meu interesse se mantivesse até o fim. Porque, o roteiro em si é simplório e cheio de pontas soltas.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/02/25

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Andrew V

Really excellent survival, diving movie. There are some truly intense scenes and it shows the dangers of diving in a unique way. If you liked the Abyss or Underwater, you will very much enjoy this movie. I can see why its not for everyone, but fans of survival films and/or underwater films will like this. One small critique I have is I think it relies a bit too much on knowing some of the terms and issues with diving. This movie is not a great way to learn about diving. But if you do know some of the basics it is really intense. If you've seen the above mentioned movies, you probably know enough.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/09/24

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Synopsis

A deep-sea diving trip at one of the world's most remote spots becomes a fight for survival for sisters Drew and May when a catastrophic landslide sends rocks tumbling into the sea. After being struck by the rockfall, May now lies 28 meters below the surface, trapped by debris and unable to move. With dangerously low levels of oxygen, it is up to Drew to fight for her sister's life. She must put her own life in jeopardy and risk paying the ultimate sacrifice. But with no help in sight, time is quickly running out....

Director: Maximilian Erlenwein
Producer: Jonas Katzenstein, Maximilian Leo
Screenwriter: Maximilian Erlenwein, Joachim Hedén
Distributor: RLJE Films
Production Co: Falkun Films, Logical Pictures, MFG Film, Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, Logical Content Ventures, Augenschein Filmproduktion, Protagonist Pictures, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 25, 2023, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.4K
Runtime: 1h 31m

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