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Disaster strikes more than six miles below the ocean surface when water crashes through the walls of a drilling station. Led by their captain, the survivors realize that their only hope is to walk across the sea floor to reach the main part of the facility. But they soon find themselves in a fight for their lives when they come under attack from mysterious and deadly creatures that no one has ever seen.

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Underwater's strong cast and stylish direction aren't enough to distract from the strong sense of déjà vu provoked by this claustrophobic thriller's derivative story.

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Underwater (2020) | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Donald Clarke Irish Times "Last night I saw my Kristen making a bomb. Oo-oo-ee. Murky, murky, cheap, cheap!" Rated: 1/5 Feb 13, 2020 Full Review Underwater (2020) | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Kevin Maher Times (UK) The Abyss meets Aliens with a bit of The Poseidon Adventure, a lot of Pacific Rim and a dash of The Meg in this subaquatic sci-fi that offers nothing more than the sum of its references. Rated: 2/5 Feb 10, 2020 Full Review Underwater (2020) | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Wendy Ide Observer (UK) The murky cinematography further hinders a picture that looks as though it was shot through raw sewage. Rated: 2/5 Feb 9, 2020 Full Review Underwater (2020) | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Samantha Puc The Beat [The monsters are] revealed a bit too early; the impact of the finale is somewhat lessened by the fact that we know what the monsters look like well before the final showdown. Jul 10, 2024 Full Review Underwater (2020) | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Manuel São Bento MSB Reviews William Eubank delivers a remarkably well-filmed sci-fi horror-thriller filled with great tension, surprisingly visible (!) action, fantastic production design, and some really captivating VFX work. Rated: B Jul 24, 2023 Full Review Underwater (2020) | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Paul Lê Tales from the Paulside And, amid all the oceanic dread is a fundamental shred of optimism that lances the dark ending—for the sake of others, we have to be less thoughtless. Rated: 3/5 Jul 20, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jen The ending wasn't the best, but it had me on the edge of my seat. The movie was reminiscent of the first Alien's movie. Overall, a pretty good movie. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/07/20 Full Review KL A little too much T.J. Miller and the sacrifice card was played too many times, but no real complaints. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/20 Full Review Heather N perfect date movie! Aliens meets Leviathan!! worth the price of the ticket, for sure.... Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/21/20 Full Review nicholas weist Action from the very beginning great movie!!! Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/21/20 Full Review sammy Horrible movie. Didn’t like it Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/20 Full Review wolfpack Movie has a real in the moment feel which I liked because you don’t see that too much in films especially in a sci-fi film. Quick to the action, I think if this movie was released on a streaming platform it would have done better because it would have lowered the expectation of being a blockbuster or needing deeper plot. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/20 Full Review Read all reviews

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William Eubank Director Kristen Stewart Norah Price Vincent Cassel Captain Lucien Mamoudou Athie Rodrigo Nagenda T.J. Miller Paul Abel John Gallagher Jr. Liam Smith
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Synopsis Disaster strikes more than six miles below the ocean surface when water crashes through the walls of a drilling station. Led by their captain, the survivors realize that their only hope is to walk across the sea floor to reach the main part of the facility. But they soon find themselves in a fight for their lives when they come under attack from mysterious and deadly creatures that no one has ever seen.

Director
William Eubank

Producer
Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Tonia Davis

Screenwriter
Brian Duffield, Adam Cozad

Distributor
20th Century Fox

Production Co
20th Century Fox, TSG Entertainment, Chernin Entertainment

Rating
PG-13 (Sci-Fi Action|Brief Strong Language|Terror)

Genre
Sci-Fi, Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Action

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 10, 2020, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 14, 2020

Box Office (Gross USA)
$17.3M

Runtime
1h 35m

Sound Mix
Dolby Atmos

Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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