Connery, Baldwin, a Tom Clancy novel; great fun.
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08/20/02
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
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Reviews Counted:41
Fresh:39
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7.8/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 15 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: In the tradition of DIE HARD and PREDATOR, director John McTiernan presents audiences with yet another techno thriller: THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER. Sean Connery plays Captain Marko Ramius, a... [More]
Starring: Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, James Earl Jones
Director: John McTiernan
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Reviews for The Hunt for Red October
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12/19/02
Competently made submarine action film, one of the better Clancy adaptations.
03/19/03
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05/28/04
With a sharp eye for building tension and edgy editing that forces audience attention from distraction, McTiernan's Hunt should more than satisfy its audience.
01/01/00
If any film in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan series stands out as the best (or even a truly great movie), it's The Hunt for Red October.
04/26/03
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09/21/05
Solid if somewhat staid adaptation of the Clancy book.
07/27/03
Delivers its share of honest to goodness thrills.
01/15/04
A Reagan youth's wet dream of underwater ballistics and East-West conflict.
01/01/00
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06/23/05
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01/31/05
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11/07/02
A crackerjack Hollywood thriller that makes most other attempts look pathetic.
04/04/03
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03/27/03
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05/16/03
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04/12/04
Regressive old-fashioned thriller of a sort that mostly died out 20 years earlier.
05/23/04
For all its flaws, it still holds water.
06/13/05
Great Tom Clancy adaptation
02/19/03
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