Hunter Killer (2018)

An untested American submarine captain teams with U.S. Navy Seals to rescue the Russian president, who has been kidnapped by a rogue general.

Director:

Donovan Marsh

Writers:

Arne Schmidt (screenplay by) (as Arne L. Schmidt), Jamie Moss (screenplay by)

Stars:

Gerard Butler, Gary Oldman, Common

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ethan Baird	...	Sonar 3
Jacob Scipio	...	Sonar 2
Dempsey Bovell	...	Sonar 1
Corey Johnson	...	Captain
Adam James	...	Captain Forbes
Common	...	RA John Fisk
Henry Goodman	...	Senator from Illinois
Colin Stinton	...	Senator from Iowa
Gary Oldman	...	CJCS Charles Donnegan
Gerard Butler	...	Captain Joe Glass
Carter MacIntyre	...	XO Brian Edwards
Shane Taylor	...	TMC Turner
Kola Bokinni	...	McCaw
Mikey Collins	...	Brickowski
Will Attenborough	...	Kaplan

Storyline

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..

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Plot Keywords:

shot in the foot | submarine | punched in the face | mountain | aerial shot | 

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Taglines:

Courage Runs Deep

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Genres:

Action | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and some language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Site

Country:

UK China USA

Language:

Russian English

Release Date:

26 October 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hunter Killer

Filming Locations:

Bulgaria

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,653,777, 28 October 2018, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$15,767,460, 29 November 2018

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hunter Killer Productions, G-BASE, Hishow Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

122 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

To gain more authenticity, the filming and production team has partnered with the US Navy on virtually every aspect of Hunter Killer's design.

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Goofs

Common's character has valor awards and a Purple Heart, but no Combat Action Ribbon which would usually be awarded along with such medals.

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Quotes

Captain Joe Glass: I know you speak English
[first lines]
Captain Andropov: Fuck You
Captain Andropov: [dryly] Well... that's a start

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Crazy Credits

End credits scroll downward from top of screen.

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Connections

Featured in Surface Tension: Declassifying 'Hunter Killer' (2019)

User Reviews

What a ride!

I gave this movie a 10/10 simply because it was so much fun. I am a fan of submarine movies and this one hit it out of the park. The plot was really good and the acting was excellent. Watching in 4D helped enhance the experience a great deal.