Fate has found its hero.
When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster.
K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) is a drama, history, thriller, mystery and war film directed by Kathryn Bigelow, released on July 19, 2002 with a runtime of 2h 18m. It stars Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson, Peter Sarsgaard and Joss Ackland. Viewers rate it 6.6 out of 10 across 1,225 ratings.
Watch the official trailer for K-19: The Widowmaker before you stream it.
Harrison Ford
as Alexei Vostrikov
Liam Neeson
as Mikhail Polenin
Peter Sarsgaard
as Vadim Radtchinko
Joss Ackland
as Marshal Zelentsov
John Shrapnel
as Admiral Bratyeev
Donald Sumpter
as Dr. Savran
Tim Woodward
as Partonov
Steve Nicolson
as Demichev
George Anton
as Konstantin
James Francis Ginty
as Anatoly
Lex Shrapnel
as Kornilov
Ingvar E. Sigurðsson
as Gorelov
Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, written by Louis Nowra and Christopher Kyle, produced by Matthias Deyle, Kathryn Bigelow and Winship Cook.
Average viewer score of 6.6/10 from 1,225 ratings.
K-19: The Widowmaker is the Russian answer to Run Silent, Run Deep/Crimson Tide, except that it's about as Russian as Michael Apted’s Gorky Park – still, not bad company to be in at all. Like Gorky Park, which had two late greats in Will Hurt and Brian Dennehy, K-19 gravitates around two solid performers: Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson in the Clark Gable and Burt Lancaster/Gene Hackman and Denzel Washington roles…
Reviewed on August 27, 2022
A rather clunky cold-war maritime thriller that manages to mix plausible science with shallow propaganda in a rather cack-handed fashion - and a (mis)casting that gives the film the same sinking feeling that the submarine must have felt when it first put to sea. It's a synch that the 2-kopeck systems aboard this state of the art Russian boat "K-19" are going to cause the maiden voyage to be riddled with dangers,…
Reviewed on September 3, 2023
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K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock Premium, History Vault, Night Flight Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus and Shout! Factory 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 K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) includes Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson, Peter Sarsgaard, Joss Ackland and John Shrapnel. The film was directed by Kathryn Bigelow. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
K-19: The Widowmaker was released on July 19, 2002 and runs for 2h 18m.
K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) holds an average rating of 6.6 out of 10 from 1,225 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama, history and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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