A U.S. submarine, the USS Tampa Bay, vanishes while shadowing a Russian Akula-class submarine in the Arctic. Rear Admiral John Fisk sends a Virginia-class submarine, the USS Arkansas, under the command of newly-promoted and unorthodox Commander Joe Glass to investigate. At the same time, a Navy SEAL team under the command of Lieutenant Bill Beaman is sent in to discreetly observe a Russian naval base. When they arrive at the naval base, they witness defense minister Dmitri Durov conducting a coup d'etat and taking Russian President Zakarin prisoner, and swiftly realize that Durov intends to trigger a war..
To gain more authenticity, the filming and production team has partnered with the US Navy on virtually every aspect of Hunter Killer's design. See more »
Goofs
When Russian president dives with SEALs to swim to "Mystic", there is well visible bloodstain on his shirt. When he's lifted into "Mystic", stain is magically gone. And it reappears when president is handed over to submarine's crew. See more »
Not a deep plot, but entertaining and fun to watch at least once.