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Dead Calm (1988)

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Reviews Counted: 21

Fresh: 20

Rotten:1

Average Rating: 7.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: Returning from duty with the Australian navy, John Ingram (Sam Neill) is surprised to be met by two policemen, who inform him of a car accident that has left his son dead and his wife, Rae (Nicole... Returning from duty with the Australian navy, John Ingram (Sam Neill) is surprised to be met by two policemen, who inform him of a car accident that has left his son dead and his wife, Rae (Nicole Kidman), injured. The grieving couple seeks refuge on their yacht, the Saracen. Out on the boat, the skies are sunny, the sea calm--but on the horizon is another vessel, the Orpheus. As John and Rae approach the ship, they find a lone survivor, Hughie Warriner (Billy Zane), who tells them that the other crew members have died of food poisoning. Leaving Rae behind with the sleeping Hughie, the suspicious John boards the Orpheus--only to be confronted with a horrifying situation. Australian filmmaker Phillip Noyce directs the film, based on a novel by Charles Williams, with great inventiveness--whether focusing on the tranquil water, the violent Hughie, the resourceful Sam, or the determined Rae with her luminous, translucent blue eyes. A suspenseful thriller reminiscent of Roman Polanski's KNIFE IN THE WATER, DEAD CALM is a chilling tale of trouble on the high seas. [More]

Starring: Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman, Billy Zane

Starring: Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman, Billy Zane

Director: Phillip Noyce

Director: Phillip Noyce
Producer: George Miller

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Dec 14, 1999

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Snap Case
  • Widescreen Anamorphic - 2.35
  • Single Side - Single Layer

Audio:

  • Dolby Surround - English
  • Dolby Digital Stereo - French

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One of the best thrillers of our time....it'll leave your gasping for air

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Clint Morris
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Fun, scary and suspensful from start to finish.

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Cole Smithey
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One of the better yuppies-in-jeopardy thrillers of the late '80s and early '90s.

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06/16/04
Mike McGranaghan
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Great thriller with two excellent actors!

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Willie Waffle
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Edgy cinematography keeps the tension coming like waves.

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A gripping three-character film that plays out like Hitchcock on the High Seas.

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03/21/03
Brian Mckay
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Chilling, claustrophobic tale of menace on a dead calm ocean.

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Shannon J. Harvey
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