Black Water

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Black Water

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2018

1h 45m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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A deep cover operative awakens to find himself imprisoned on a submarine. With the help of a fellow prisoner and an amateur agent, he must race against the clock to escape the vessel and expose who set him up.

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Pete Vonder Haar

Village Voice

Oct 31, 2018

1/5

Criminal negligence of Dolph is far from Black Water's only sin, but it might be its most egregious.

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Katie Walsh

Los Angeles Times

Oct 31, 2018

My, what tall ceilings this submarine has!

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

Jun 29, 2018

1.5/4

A mediocre submarine thriller that only really comes to life when co-star Dolph Lundgren gets to one-up the Muscles from Brussels.

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Dave Golder

Radio Times

Feb 9, 2024

1/5

Overall, it's cheap but far from cheerful, with a minimum of contrived plot giving way to dull, repetitive action scenes staged in unconvincing sets.

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Ed Travis

Cinapse

Oct 31, 2018

There's probably just enough here to please fans of Van Damme and Lundgren, but it's not a big stand out entry in either of their later careers.

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Maitland McDonagh

Film Journal International

Jun 29, 2018

A thoroughly forgettable formulaic action movie.

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TheMovieSearch R

@TheMovieSearch Sep 4, 2026

Black Water was an ok film, but it felt rushed and pushed from one moment to the next without giving the story enough time to develop. I never felt fully invested in what was happening, and honestly, I found myself more confused than connected to the overall story. I thought Jean-Claude Van Damme was ok in the film and did what he could with the material, but I don’t think his character was developed the way it should have been. There were several moments where I wanted more explanation and more substance because the story left me trying to figure out what was actually happening. There was enough action to keep things moving, but the movie needed much stronger storytelling to make those moments matter. Too much of the film felt like back-and-forth dialogue and situations that ultimately didn’t seem relevant to the bigger picture. Overall, Black Water was lackluster. I wanted much more from the story and the characters,

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William D.

@Williams0604 Aug 31, 2025

Good movie worth watching once

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Philippe L

@RT41114801 Jun 15, 2024

Pretty bad. I did liked the fact that dolph lundgren is in this with jcvd but that's it. The acting is pretty bad. Jcvd looks bored to hell and it is a very low budget movie. There's like 2 part that I like but other than that it is not very good. I will not watch it a second time.

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william d

@Cardsrule Aug 7, 2023

Good action movie. Dolph Lungdren and Jean Claude are good in the movie.

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corkball

@RT87142816 Oct 8, 2022

Uh yeah, Black Water won't win any awards or anything. It is derivative, low budget, with a weak supporting cast, and let's be honest, JCVD hasn't been in many good movies lately (saving perhaps 'JCVD'). There is a plot of sorts, but think 'Die Hard on a submarine'. And not a very realistic submarine. All that said, seeing Dolph and JC back together is cute, and it has a few engaging scenes.

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Aug 4, 2021

It could have been better I mean it was okay they could have been a lot better and I want to watch a John Claude Van Damme movie I watch the movie cyborg or Bloodsport

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A deep cover operative awakens to find himself imprisoned on a submarine. With the help of a fellow prisoner and an amateur agent, he must race against the clock to escape the vessel and expose who set him up.

Director: Pasha Patriki
Producer: Jason Cherubini, Alexander Ferguson, Tyler W. Konney, Richard Switzer
Screenwriter: Chad Law
Distributor: Saban Films
Production Co: Taylor & Dodge, Dawn's Light
Rating: R (Violence and Language)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 29, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 29, 2018
Runtime: 1h 45m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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