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Millennium Media
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Relativity Media
Summit Entertainment
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Courage runs deep.
Untested American submarine commander, Capt. Joe Glass of the USS Arkansas, is on the hunt for a U.S. sub in distress in the Arctic Ocean. He soon learns a secret Russian coup is in the offing, a conspiracy that threatens to dismantle the world order. With crew and country on the line, Glass must coordinate with an elite group of Navy SEALs to sneak through enemy waters, rescue the kidnapped Russian president, and hopefully prevent World War III.
RalphRahal
Feb 8, 2025 · via TMDB
Hunter Killer jumps straight into action with little time for character development, which can be a hit or miss depending on what you’re looking for. The plot is straightforward but packed with tension, keeping the pace tight throughout. While it doesn’t dive deep into its characters, there are small moments like the archery scene that try to add some depth. The directing keeps things engaging, and the cinematography does a solid job of capturing the intensity of underwater warfare, though some CGI moments are not perfect. The acting is commendable, with Gerard Butler delivering a dependable performance, but nothing groundbreaking. The script holds the movie together, balancing the tactical aspects with the action-heavy sequences. The sound design and score work well to enhance the tension, adding to the overall thrill. It is not a film that reinvents the genre, but it knows what it is. An action-packed military thriller that delivers on suspense and spectacle. If you are in the mood for something that keeps the adrenaline going without overcomplicating things, Hunter Killer does the job.
CinemaSerf
Nov 4, 2022 · via TMDB
So a megalomanic Russian admiral "Durov" (Michael Gor) concocts a plan to start a nuclear war with the Americans by kidnapping his own president "Zakarin" (Alexander Diachenko). His best laid plans had not, however, factored in the cunning of "Capt. Glass" (Gerard Butler) who commands the "USS Arkansas" and who begins to suspect that the clues he is being left are red herrings. When he discovers that a recent maritime disaster might not have been caused the way he is being told, he initiates a daring rescue mission and soon jeopardy is the name of the game... It's not a bad action adventure story, this - but the acting is pretty diabolical. Butler really struggles to sustain whatever accent he is trying to deliver and Gary Oldman is just completely mis-cast as his Joint Chief boss "Donnegan" whose character would hardly have been left in charge of a lawnmower, much less the military might of the United States. Therein lies the problem here - nothing of it pans out in anything like a plausible or menacing fashion. Had it been made seventy years earlier, it could have been brushed off as a piece of post-war propaganda, or sixty years ago as a piece of cold war cinema - but in 2018 it all just comes across as poorly written and delivered nonsense. There are a few fun underwater special effects but they are usually drowned out (no pun intended) by an overly enthusiastic score. Might have looked better on paper, but ultimately it's just another weak outing for Butler that nobody - including him - is likely to ever remember.
thecrustycurmudgeon
Jan 16, 2019 · via TMDB
__So much potential, but still a disappointment__ If you have nothing else to do and need to fill some time, this is an okay respite. But, don't expect anything more than a *standard military action movie* with cliched dialogue, unreasonable scenarios, and mediocre acting. This movie could have been decent, if the producers and script-writers had only spent some time researching facts about how the military and special forces work IRL. Instead, they decided to throw reality to the wind and use fantasy & make-believe to create contrived conveniences to support a predictable storyline. I don't mind when a movie asks me to suspend belief a little. But, this one asks us to leave all rational thinking at the door. It's __just__ interesting enough that you'll stay with it, mostly because you think it might get better. __Sadly, it doesn't__.
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Captain Joe Glass
Gary Oldman
CJCS Charles Donnegan
Toby Stephens
Bill Beaman
Common
RA John Fisk
Linda Cardellini
Jane Norquist
David Gyasi
Cob Wallach
Gabriel Chavarria
Jimenez
Ryan McPartlin
Matt Johnstone
Carter MacIntyre
XO Brian Edwards
Zane Holtz
Paul Martinelli
Taylor John Smith
Belford
Michael Trucco
Devin Hall
Mikhail Gorevoy
Admiral Dmitri Durov
Aleksandr Dyachenko
President Zakarin
Igor Jijikine
Tretiak
Yuri Kolokolnikov
Oleg
Ilia Volok
Captain Vlade Sutrev
Caroline Goodall
President Dover
Corey Johnson
Captain
Adam James
Captain Forbes
Will Attenborough
Kaplan
Michael Nyqvist
Captain Andropov
Christopher Goh
Park
Shane Taylor
TMC Turner
Henry Goodman
Senator from Illinois
Colin Stinton
Senator from Iowa
Kieron Bimpson
Nichols
Nathan Cooper
Mess Crew (uncredited)
Dempsey Bovell
Sonar
Jacob Scipio
Sonar
Kola Bokinni
McCaw
Michael Jibson
Reed
Cosmo Jarvis
Fathometer Operator
Hristo Mitzkov
Volkov Sonarman
Stefan Ivanov
Volkov Captain
David Yelland
SECDEF
Stuart Milligan
Secretary of State
Theo Barklem-Biggs
Seaman Mackinnon (uncredited)
Mikey Collins
Brickowski
Brian Murray
Storyboard Artist
Jack English
Still Photographer
Hayley Lovitt
Costume Assistant
Oleg Mirochnikov
Dialogue Coach
Georgi Manchev
Fight Choreographer
Dian Hristov
Stunt Coordinator
Paul Herbert
Stunt Coordinator
Danko Jordanov
Stunt Double
Trayan Milenov-Troy
Stunt Double
David Forman
Stunts
Erol Mehmet
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François Coetzer
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Georgi Dimitrov
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Ivailo Dimitrov
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James Cox
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Liam Coote
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Mark Southworth
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Milen Kaleichev
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Ryan Green
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Theo Morton
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Tihomir Vinchev
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William Willoughby
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Zahari Grozdanov
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Donovan Marsh
Director
Ben Lanning
First Assistant Director
Stanimir Stamatov
Second Unit Director
Patrick Malone
Digital Intermediate
Arthur Harrison
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Mariana Stansheva
Casting
Emma Gunnery
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Samuel Hadida
Co-Executive Producer
Victor Hadida
Co-Executive Producer
Gisella Marengo
Co-Producer
Avi Lerner
Executive Producer
Boaz Davidson
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Christa Campbell
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Douglas Urbanski
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Kevin King Templeton
Executive Producer
Lati Grobman
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Ryan Kavanaugh
Executive Producer
Yariv Lerner
Executive Producer
Gerard Butler
Producer
Mark Gill
Producer
Neal H. Moritz
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Tucker Tooley
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Trevor Morris
Original Music Composer
Vivek Sharma
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The Experiment
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The Housemaid
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The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder - Part 2
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Our Mother's House
Murder at the Gallop
Ring
Starship Troopers
Murder Most Foul
From Russia with Love
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Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
The Devil's Arithmetic
The War of the Worlds
The Bone Collector
Nineteen Eighty-Four
The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder - Part 1
The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View
Clear and Present Danger
Hellbound: Hellraiser II
The General's Daughter
Executive Decision
Noli Me Tángere
Derailed
The Man Who Knew Too Little
Smilla's Sense of Snow
The Postcard Killings
Bulworth
Buffalo Soldiers
Gone with the Woman
Just Cause
Disclosure
Murder at 1600
Topaz
The Specialist
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Pirates Down the Street
Freejack
The Rhythm Section
The Black Arrow
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
Speed Kills
Eragon
Drive
Jamaica Inn
Elijah and George: A Revolutionary Tale
Burn Boston Burn
The Caretaker
Endurance: The Story of Ernest Shackleton
Rude Buay...The Unstoppable
Liberty
Protector
Fail Safe
The Dirty Dozen
Lone Survivor
The Abyss
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
The Fate of the Furious
Sniper: No Nation
One Shot
Telefon
Kursk
U-571
Act of Valor
Salt
Take Cover
Under Siege
The Fourth Protocol
Chief of Station
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
The Peacemaker
Red Scorpion
The Kremlin Letter
Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
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