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Kursk

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2018 | 118 min | Drama, History, Thriller, Action

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing, action fans and history buffs. If you loved A Night to Remember or Last Breath, start here.
The mood
Tense.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 58 min.
What might put you off
Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.

Barents Sea, August 12th, 2000. During a Russian naval exercise, and after suffering a serious accident, the K-141 Kursk submarine sinks with 118 crew members on board. While the few sailors who are still alive barely manage to survive, their families push for accurate information and a British officer struggles to obtain from the Russian government a permit to attempt a rescue before it is late. But general incompetence are against all their efforts.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    72% on Rotten Tomatoes, 55 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.6 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerSolid

    Streaming release that reached a modest audience

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 95K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Thomas Vinterberg

  • Matthias SchoenaertsMikhail Averin
  • Léa SeydouxTanya Averina
  • Peter SimonischekAdmiral Vyacheslav Grudzinsky
  • Max von SydowAdmiral Vladimir Petrenko
  • August DiehlAnton Markov
  • Colin FirthCommodore David Russell
  • Bjarne HenriksenRussian Rescue Ship Captain
  • Magnus MillangOleg Lebedev
  • Artemiy SpiridonovMisha Averin
  • Joel BasmanLeo