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IMDb rating 7.1
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Critic Brian Tallerico
rated 5

There’s something admirable aboutgetting the technical details right in a film like this one...

Read full review at Roger Ebert
Critic Chris Hewitt
rated 8

It’s time well spent as we get to know the layout of the...platform, while Berg expertly cranks up the tension — every test of the underwater pipe, which we know is dangerously overloaded, could be the one that blows...

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Critic Benjamin Lee
rated 8

...effective disaster thriller...

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Gabby
rated 8

8.5 The raw emotion from this thriller story strikes deep in ones heart with passionate acting and the demonstrating the strong will of humans to survive. You just gotta love Mark Wahlberg for his natural acting to take charge in any movie.

10 months ago
Critic Thomas Spejlborg Sejersen
rated 7

Hvis man slår op i et leksikon under katastrofefilm, burde der være et billede af ’Deepwater Horizon’.

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Critic Kerstin Gezelius
rated 6

Skådespeleriet är lysande…

Read full review at Dagens Nyheter
Critic Daniel Skov Madsen
rated 7

Når den er bedst, giver filmen en fornemmelse af det helvede de stakkels mennesker ombord på platformen måtte gennemgå.

Read full review at Cinemazone
Critic Rasmus Stenbæk Iversen
rated 7

...har vævet en gedigen omgang spænding sammen, der nøje overholder katastrofefilmens struktur og indhold.

Read full review at Filmmagasinet Ekko

Cast & Crew

Peter Berg
As Mr. Skip
Peter Berg
Director
Kurt Russell
As Jimmy Harrell
John Malkovich
As Donald Vidrine
Mark Wahlberg
As Mike Williams
Ethan Suplee
As Jason Anderson
Joe Chrest
As David Sims

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Deepwater Horizon is a movie that tells the story of the tragic events that occurred on the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon in 2010. The film follows the last 12 hours leading up to the disaster, which resulted in the deaths of 11 workers and one of the largest environmental catastrophes in human history. The movie shows how a series of equipment malfunctions and failed safety tests led to a massive blowout, which caused an oil spill that lasted for 87 days and spilled an estimated 210 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The film features an all-star cast, including Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, John Malkovich, and Hailee Steinfeld. It was directed by Peter Berg and is based on real-life events. The movie was released in 2016 and received critical acclaim for its intense action scenes and powerful storytelling. It also sparked important discussions about workplace safety and corporate responsibility.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Deepwater Horizon include Dune: Part One, Ford v Ferrari, Riders of Justice, Dunkirk, 1917, Real Steel.