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Deepwater Horizon

  • 2016
  • PG
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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Mark Wahlberg in Deepwater Horizon (2016)
A story set on the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, which exploded during April 2010 and created the worst oil spill in U.S. history.
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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.

  • Director
    • Peter Berg
  • Writers
    • Matthew Michael Carnahan
    • Matthew Sand
    • David Barstow
  • Stars
    • Mark Wahlberg
    • Kurt Russell
    • Douglas M. Griffin
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    179K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,988
    840
    • Director
      • Peter Berg
    • Writers
      • Matthew Michael Carnahan
      • Matthew Sand
      • David Barstow
    • Stars
      • Mark Wahlberg
      • Kurt Russell
      • Douglas M. Griffin
    • 331User reviews
    • 318Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 4 wins & 15 nominations total

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    Mark Wahlberg
    Mark Wahlberg
    • Mike Williams
    Kurt Russell
    Kurt Russell
    • Jimmy Harrell
    Douglas M. Griffin
    Douglas M. Griffin
    • Captain Landry
    James DuMont
    James DuMont
    • O'Bryan
    Joe Chrest
    Joe Chrest
    • David Sims
    Gina Rodriguez
    Gina Rodriguez
    • Andrea Fleytas
    Brad Leland
    Brad Leland
    • Bob Kaluza
    John Malkovich
    John Malkovich
    • Don Vidrine
    David Maldonado
    David Maldonado
    • Kuchta
    • (as Dave Maldonado)
    JD Evermore
    JD Evermore
    • Dewey A. Revette
    Ethan Suplee
    Ethan Suplee
    • Jason Anderson
    Jason Pine
    • Stephen Ray Curtis
    Jason Kirkpatrick
    Jason Kirkpatrick
    • Aaron Dale Burkeen
    Robert Walker Branchaud
    Robert Walker Branchaud
    • Doug Brown
    Dylan O'Brien
    Dylan O'Brien
    • Caleb Holloway
    Jonathan Angel
    • Gordon Jones
    Bill McMullen
    • Halliburton Rep
    Jeremy Sande
    Jeremy Sande
    • Adam Weise
    • Director
      • Peter Berg
    • Writers
      • Matthew Michael Carnahan
      • Matthew Sand
      • David Barstow
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      An 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.
    • Goofs
      Survival 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 credits
      During the opening logos and first few opening credits, you can hear a real life audio clip from the trial that ensued following the disaster.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Mark Wahlberg/Sofia Vergara/MØ (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      For the Love of Money
      Written by Kenny Gamble (as Kenneth Gamble), Leon Huff and Anthony Jackson

    User reviews331

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    7/10
    Focuses mainly on the explosion & immediate aftermath, and little on the finer details
    It's sad to think that Transocean/BP lost nothing, and 11 people lost their lives (and who knows how many millions of animals died from the 210million gallons of oil that was spilled).

    Transocean/BP got at least a $500million insurance payout, and who knows how many billions of dollars they made from the Deepwater Horizon rig in the 10years that they operated it. And NOBODY went to prison. 11 people dead and no repercussions.

    Anyway, the film is pretty good... I would have liked it if they went into a bit of detail on what all the various terms is that they used like marine riser, annular, EDS, kick, and so on. They used to many terms and jargon that the average viewer is left in the dark. They could maybe even have shown what the capping process looks like in the aftermath of the whole event, as I think the capping process would have been very interesting and would have placed a capper (excuse the pun) on the whole movie.

    But it's a good movie to watch if you're interested in the whole event, even-though it does offer only a cursory glance at the causes of the disaster, and spends the majority of the time focusing on the panic & mayhem that happened during the actual explosion.
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    • Release date
      • September 30, 2016 (Canada)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Hong Kong
      • China
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Crise à Deepwater Horizon
    • Filming locations
      • Chalmette, Louisiana, USA(oil rig set)
    • Production companies
      • Summit Entertainment
      • Participant
      • TIK Films
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    Box office

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    • 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
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
      • IMAX 6-Track
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.40 : 1

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