Hunter Killer
Summit Entertainment | Release Date: October 26, 2018
6.4
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6
bataguilaApr 2, 2019
Es buena la acción, la historia es interesante, pero esta hecha con 3 pesos. Oldman sale 5 min.
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6
TVJerryNov 8, 2018
Gerard Butler stars as a submarine captain who has to navigate a lot more than the perilous Russian waters. He's the center of an elaborate (and somewhat improbable) plot to thwart a government coup. An unusual alliance results in some tenseGerard Butler stars as a submarine captain who has to navigate a lot more than the perilous Russian waters. He's the center of an elaborate (and somewhat improbable) plot to thwart a government coup. An unusual alliance results in some tense underwater threats and a bit of action, but never plumbs the depths of dramatic tension that would have made it a thriller. Despite the unlikely plot developments, it's relatively entertaining and mildly engrossing.… Expand
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6
Karmazyn83Nov 9, 2018
This movie was ok. It could have been better but overall director and the believable cast managed to make a good movie with 60 million budget. If movie had more money to burn it could have been much much better. The special ops soldiersThis movie was ok. It could have been better but overall director and the believable cast managed to make a good movie with 60 million budget. If movie had more money to burn it could have been much much better. The special ops soldiers looked believable and Mr Butler was ok captain, thats the problem everything was just ok, there was nothing there to elevate this movie to the classic status like Hunting the red october/ air force one etc.
When they showed fleet movement they must have used some old footage from documentary or something as you could see sailors dressed in ceremonial uniforms on one of the ships and it totally ruined immersion for me. Destroyer and some subs had CGI feel to them so not sure how was it possible to make subs more believable in Hunting the Red October than movie made many years after this classic.… Expand
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6
Dano7271Nov 5, 2018
I really wanted to love this movie... I just didn't... me giving it a 6 is probably being generous...
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6
tropicAcesOct 27, 2018
It has some pacing issues and horrible, straight-to-DVD level CGI, but there’s an amusing 1990s B-movie charm to it. There’s some fun to be had with this movie...
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5
GinaKNov 12, 2018
Hunter Killer was reasonably suspenseful. It is not on the same level with one of my favorite films (The Hunt for Red October), and a quick comparison will show what Hunter Killer lacked. The Hunt for Red October had a stronger cast, a moreHunter Killer was reasonably suspenseful. It is not on the same level with one of my favorite films (The Hunt for Red October), and a quick comparison will show what Hunter Killer lacked. The Hunt for Red October had a stronger cast, a more interesting premise and script, a sense of humor, and tighter editing. But overall Hunter Killer held my interest, although the best I can say about it is that it is not terrible.… Expand
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5
dlma1Nov 2, 2018
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As one critic said, this movie has been done before and a lot better. How many stories have been done about a rogue general trying to start WWIII? I can't count how many but suffice it to say that most are better than this dreck. And there are so many illogical and inconsistencies I lost count but here a few:

1. Apparently people can be shot and immersed in freezing cold water and are then "patched up". After being "patched up", they can fight as good or better than highly trained and healthy soldiers.
2. Again, people can dive in to freezing cold water that would cause hypothermia in about 30 seconds but are just fine after several minutes.
3. Russian submarine commanders wear dress uniforms during normal tours and they wear medals from the USAF (including the good conduct medal and the AF commendation medal).
4. While looking for a hidden transmitter, highly trained soldiers shoot up into a tower and then discontinue looking for no apparent reason.
5. And why Russia - the current Russian president is likely to start WWIII on his own!

And Gerard Butler cannot seem to find a good movie since "300". I like him but Gerard you have got to find something better. Only recommended for a rainy day with nothing better to do.… Expand
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4
JLuis_001Dec 3, 2018
Predictable, lacking sobriety and unfortunately populated with blurred and forgettable characters played by actors who seems were only interested in collecting their checks and forgetting about it, the minute they finished the shooting.
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6
TyranianFeb 15, 2020
This is a decent action-thriller with some pretty cool action scenes and passable acting.
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6
JoeCoolMar 27, 2019
Reasonably watchable movie, a bit cheap and quite unrealistic, but that's not all that surprising given the relatively low budget. Still not a bad action movie. Quite a few bigger budget movies aren't half as good as this one. Butler is doingReasonably watchable movie, a bit cheap and quite unrealistic, but that's not all that surprising given the relatively low budget. Still not a bad action movie. Quite a few bigger budget movies aren't half as good as this one. Butler is doing a good job as a sub captain, but he can't perform miracles.… Expand
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5
MeritCobaDec 1, 2019
Curiously I enjoyed this movie even though it could have been improved with some better writing. It would have been much better to focus on the conflict between the new submarine commander and his XO which would then reach boiling point asCuriously I enjoyed this movie even though it could have been improved with some better writing. It would have been much better to focus on the conflict between the new submarine commander and his XO which would then reach boiling point as the tension rises. This would have required to flesh both men out more and this time could have been found by removing much of the scenes in the US. There is also too much time given to the special ops team. It would have been much better if the team actually was a navy seal team that operated from the submarine. In that way the focus would have been on the sub all the time and there would have been less time needed to introduce people and the leader of the seals could be another guy with a stake in the conflict between the captain and his xo.


I find the movie also weak because it paints the Russians in a negative light. For while the US commander never fires first, never on his own men and never on the Russians even when he would need to save his own ship, the Russians have no issue to shoot, execute and blow up their own men. It turns them in cardboard bad guys.

I also think that it would also have been better if they had focused the conflict between the Russian destroyer and the US submarine. I recall the haunting scene in Das Boot. It could have been introduced as the latest in anti-submarine warfare at the start of the movie and be the reason why the Russian president was there. In that way you have a build up and a pay off. Now it just appears suddenly.

The most problematic story element is however the motivation of the Russian bad-guy. There is no effort to give him a good reason, give him a good background and make him so we can understand him as a person. It would have been easy to do, by having the Russian president be responsible for cut it the defense budget for instance. Stating that the Russian destroyer would be the last of its kind and all the other builds cancelled. The bad-guy then could have been given a personal stake in this. Maybe he fears that his country would become weak. Or maybe he has issue with the US submarine commander, or maybe he is an old buddy. Just something that makes him into a person instead of a puppet.

The biggest issues in this movie is that it doesn't concentrate on the central story and it fails to give us characters we can connect with. All in all what you get is a mediocre thriller. If you are really into submarines then I am sure you are better off watching Das Boot or The Hunt for Red October.… Expand
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6
68CamaroFeb 23, 2019
This movie starts out a bit broken and it try's like crazy to put something together for its audience. And, it does! About a quarter the way in, it develops into a fun-filled movie with lots of cool special effects and action!
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6
RalfbergsDec 12, 2020
It was ok movie with good action even though a bit silly plot in general which seems too unrealistic. Especially how it pan out at the end.Maybe also action seemed like nothing special at times , nothing impressive. But it was ok movie
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DawdlingPoetNov 28, 2021
This is a pretty bog standard action thriller film (which was sadly lacking in enough action scenes) set on a sub. I liked seing Linda Cardellini, who plays Jayne Norquist. She seemed to spend a fair bit of time on screen and yet I note thatThis is a pretty bog standard action thriller film (which was sadly lacking in enough action scenes) set on a sub. I liked seing Linda Cardellini, who plays Jayne Norquist. She seemed to spend a fair bit of time on screen and yet I note that when I went to IMDB to check the cast list, her name didn't appear in the abridged/condensed cast list, which somehow disappointed me. I thought she was good in the film anyway.

Another random observation/thought - Gerard Butler sounded remarkably like Keifer Sutherland. I kept wondering where Jack Bauer was hiding, as it sounded like him so much!. The film itself, plot wise, is a little slow and perhaps a bit meandering. There is a bit of a sense of tension but it wasn't a film that kept me constantly glued to the set. Its somewhat watchable and features some ok performances, its just not particularly memorable and certainly not engrossing, or so I felt. I suppose if I had to compare it to any other similar type of film, I'd maybe think of Under Siege, only this film is certainly slower. I wouldn't go out of your way to watch this film, so no, I wouldn't recommend it. It's also a bit cheesy.… Expand
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