A dramatization of the disaster in April 2010, when the offshore drilling rig called the Deepwater Horizon exploded, resulting in the worst oil spill in American history.A dramatization of the disaster in April 2010, when the offshore drilling rig called the Deepwater Horizon exploded, resulting in the worst oil spill in American history.A dramatization of the disaster in April 2010, when the offshore drilling rig called the Deepwater Horizon exploded, resulting in the worst oil spill in American history.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 4 wins & 15 nominations total
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David Maldonado
- Kuchtaas Kuchta
- (as Dave Maldonado)
J.D. Evermore
- Dewey A. Revetteas Dewey A. Revette
- (as JD Evermore)
- Director
- Writers
- Matthew Michael Carnahan(screenplay by)
- Matthew Sand(screenplay by) (screen story)
- David Barstow(based upon an article by)
- All cast & crew
- See more cast details at IMDbPro
Storyline
In April 2010, there is no oil exploration operation in the Gulf of Mexico to compare with the Deepwater Horizon oil rig with its size or sheer depth of its drilling. However, the project for the BP oil company is beset with technical difficulties to the point where the general operational supervisor, Jimmy Harrell, and his Chief Electrical Engineer, Mike Williams, are concerned potentially dangerous trouble is brewing. Unfortunately, visiting BP executives, frustrated by the project's long delays, order curtailed site inspections and slanted system tests to make up for lost time even as Harrell, Williams and his team helplessly protest for the sake of proper safety. On April 20, the workers' fears are realized in the worst possible way when the rig's various structural and system flaws spark a catastrophic cascade of failures that would create a massive blowout and explosion that threatens them all, even as it also begins the worst environmental disaster in US history. —Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
- Taglines
- When faced with our darkest hour, hope is not a tactic
- Genres
- Certificate
- 14A
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaAn oil rig was built just for this film, this rig is located in Chalmette, Louisiana where filming mostly took place. Director Peter Berg claimed it was one of the largest practical sets ever built; constructed of 3.2 million pounds of steel in a 2,000,000 gallon water tank.
- GoofsSurvival courses attended by oil rig staff every so often teach a special technique for jumping into the water. The life jacket should not be worn, but held in hand. This is to stabilize the body during the fall and to avoid being decapitated upon entering the water at great speed. The life jacket floats near the point of impact, and the jumper will normally emerge close enough to it to don it inside the water.
- Quotes
Mike Williams: Hope ain't a tactic, Don.
- Crazy creditsDuring the opening logos and first few opening credits, you can hear a real life audio clip from the trial that ensued following the disaster.
- SoundtracksFor the Love of Money
Written by Kenny Gamble (as Kenneth Gamble), Leon Huff and Anthony Jackson
Top review
Everyone at the Rig SIte have the right to STOP THE JOB
I am an engineer working offshore in North Sea. I have seen the movie this evening in UK. Is really a good movie, congratulations to all involved you done a great job showing a little bit of ''life in offshore rig''. Looks like in this movie is BP fault but in real world at the rig site everyone has the right to STOP THE JOB if something is wrong or something is going on against the procedures. I have work before in BP rigs in North Sea and I stop the job when I wasn't happy with what is going on I had all the support from the Service Company that I am working for and also BP company understood my concerns. If you are a engineer, roughneck, derrick-man or whatever you are at Rig Site if you think that something is going wrong and against the procedures STOP THE JOB. I do it and I will do again better to lose my job than to see people dying.(Thanks for reading my review)
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- alaanazrem
- Sep 29, 2016
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Crise à Deepwater Horizon
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $110,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $61,433,527
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $20,223,544
- Oct 2, 2016
- Gross worldwide
- $121,790,373
- Runtime1 hour 47 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.40 : 1
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