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Deepwater Horizon

2016 · 107 min

A roaring, claustrophobic disaster ride that pins you to your seat with fire, noise and desperate escapes, then leaves you shaken and somber.

Tagline: When faced with our darkest hour, hope is not a tactic.
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Tense, dark, earnest and bleak. Relentless and needs your attention.
About: Survival, corruption, greed, work
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore. No sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
corruption
greed
work
death
Places: sea
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex none