When faced with our darkest hour, hope is not a tactic.
A story set on the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, which exploded during April 2010 and created the worst oil spill in U.S. history.
Deepwater Horizon (2016) is a drama and action film directed by Peter Berg, released on September 28, 2016 with a runtime of 1h 47m. It stars Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, John Malkovich and Gina Rodriguez. Viewers rate it 6.9 out of 10 across 5,028 ratings.
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Mark Wahlberg
as Mike Williams
Kurt Russell
as Jimmy Harrell
John Malkovich
as Donald Vidrine
Gina Rodriguez
as Andrea Fleytas
Dylan O'Brien
as Caleb Holloway
Kate Hudson
as Felicia Williams
J.D. Evermore
as Dewey Revette
Ethan Suplee
as Jason Anderson
Dave Maldonado
as Capt. Curt Kuchta
Henry Frost
as Shane Roshto
Jeremy Sande
as Adam Weise
Brad Leland
as Robert Kaluza
Directed by Peter Berg, written by Matthew Michael Carnahan, Matthew Sand and Matthew Sand, produced by Mark Vahradian, Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Mark Wahlberg.
Average viewer score of 6.9/10 from 5,028 ratings.
As expected this is a bit of a propaganda movie against BP but that was of course rather expected. It is still watchable. The dramatization is fairly well done and the effects are believable as well as enjoyable. If you watch it as a disaster drama and special effects movie it is definitely okay. As a documentary, well I would say that it falls short. The movie only covers the initial explosion. Once the platform…
Reviewed on March 3, 2017
**To remind us our errors and limits.** It was a surprising film. Because it was based on a real event, but there's nothing much about heroism which is essential for most of this kind of film and its success to inspire the viewers. I liked that. They just wanted to tell the story. Not to create a hero nor a villain. But due to the casting, Mark Wahlberg looks the centre of the story. And also points out a negative…
Reviewed on March 16, 2017
**Very well-balanced, the film does not tire us and provides good entertainment.** Disaster and accident films are common, although I feel that, for the last ten years, this has been an underexplored genre. The film is based on a true incident where a massive oil drilling rig suffered critical safety failures, eventually catching fire and collapsing. After investigations, the inadequate operation of a team that was…
Reviewed on November 18, 2022
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Deepwater Horizon (2016) is available to stream on Angel Studios, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels and Howdy Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Deepwater Horizon (2016) includes Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, John Malkovich, Gina Rodriguez and Dylan O'Brien. The film was directed by Peter Berg. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Deepwater Horizon was released on September 28, 2016 and runs for 1h 47m.
Deepwater Horizon (2016) holds an average rating of 6.9 out of 10 from 5,028 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama and action films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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