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K-19: The Widowmaker

Movie · 2002 · 132 min

A claustrophobic, slow-burning pressure cooker of duty and sacrifice, where every creak and rising temperature tightens the screw.

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2002 film by Kathryn Bigelow
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Year
2002
Runtime
132 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • loyalty
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • war
Places
  • sea
  • military
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, disaster, thriller, historical
Directed by
Kathryn Bigelow
Written by
Christopher Kyle
Starring
Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson, Peter Sarsgaard, Joss Ackland, Christian Camargo, Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, Donald Sumpter, Michael Gladis
Music
Klaus Badelt
Cinematography
Jeff Cronenweth
Runtime
132 min
Country
Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Russia, Germany
Languages
English, Russian

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