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K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)

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Reviews Counted: 162

Fresh: 99

Rotten:63

Average Rating: 6.1/10

Consensus: A gripping drama even though the filmmakers have taken liberties with the facts.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for disturbing images

Runtime: 2 hrs 18 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:Jul 19, 2002 Wide

Box Office: $35,100,183

Synopsis: Inspired by a true story that was kept secret until the fall of communism, K-19: THE WIDOWMAKER is a tale of ordinary men who sacrifice everything for their shipmates and their country. In 1961,... Inspired by a true story that was kept secret until the fall of communism, K-19: THE WIDOWMAKER is a tale of ordinary men who sacrifice everything for their shipmates and their country. In 1961, at the height of the Cold War, an ill-prepared Russian nuclear missile submarine embarks on its maiden voyage with near-disastrous consequences. When the sub's nuclear reactor malfunctions, Captain Alexei Vostrikov (Harrison Ford) makes some decisions that are unpopular with the crew. Tensions mount as radiation levels rise throughout the submarine and there is no respite in sight. If the sub explodes, it may cause an international incident as it may be mistaken as an attack on a nearby NATO base and an American Navy destroyer that is in the area. If the sub dives deep below the surface, perhaps the malfunction can be fixed, but the loss of some lives is then inevitable. The Executive Officer, Mikhail Polenin (Liam Neeson), who formerly commanded the sub, can placate the crew, but must decide where his own loyalties lie. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow (BLUE STEEL, POINT BREAK), this thriller examines the Cold War from the Russian perspective, an uncommon point of view in American films. [More]

Starring: Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson, Peter Sarsgaard, Joss Ackland

Starring: Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson, Peter Sarsgaard, Joss Ackland, J.J. Field, Lex Shrapnel, Tim Woodward, George Anton

Director: Kathryn Bigelow

Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Screenwriter: Louis Nowra, William Broyles, Christopher Kyle
Producer: Kathryn Bigelow, Joni Sighvatsson, Christine Whitaker, Edward S. Feldman, Moritz Borman
Composer: Klaus Badelt
Studio: Paramount Pictures

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02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

The film pays tribute to those involved without a hint of pretension.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
02/03/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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12/06/05
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K-19 makes an American audience care about Communists trapped between a rock and a hard place deep beneath the sea.

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12/06/04
Jeffrey Overstreet
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Tony Medley
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02/01/04
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Manages to find another way to become a big-budget Hollywood summer production that shamelessly panders to the lowest common denominator.

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01/07/04
Michael Dequina
Mr. Brown's Movies

... A taut, skillfully-executed thriller anchored by two rock-solid leading men.

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01/06/04
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

Occasionally trying on accents that are reminiscent of a 'Rocky and Bullwinkle' cartoon, Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson have rarely been saddled with such awkward roles.

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01/04/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

O sotaque de Ford é inconstante e Bigelow tenta forçar demais o drama. Vale pela história.

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07/25/03
Pablo Villaca
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03/30/03
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It's a military maxim that there is no room for egos on a submarine. Which prompts the question if there's any more room for another military movie set below the waves?

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03/13/03
Harry Guerin
RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland)

This movie has all the hallmarks of a well-made, dramatic film that takes itself just a little too seriously.

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02/08/03
John R. McEwen
Film Quips Online

The movie is solidly paced and well acted but lacks the emotional connection that might have made it a classic.

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01/03/03
Forrest Hartman
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12/08/02
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A cold war thriller told from the Russian point of view which gives it the appearance of having more credibility and dark truth than if this were an American story.

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David Grove
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11/16/02
Henry Sheehan
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Soviet submarine drama tells a great true story, but lacks depth.

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James Rocchi
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