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Deadwater

2008 · 90 min

A claustrophobic, B-movie thrill ride with a haunted battleship, cheap scares, and gung-ho action.

Directed by: Roel Reiné
Genres: Action, Thriller, Horror
Starring: Lance Henriksen, James Russo, Gary Stretch

Overview: When a WWII-era battleship, reactivated and deployed in the Persian Gulf for black-op interrogations, falls radio silent, an elite Marine task force, along with an NCIS investigator and two scientists, are sent to investigate. When the Marines arrive, they find nearly everyone on board slaughtered. The survivors join with the task force to hunt down the mastermind behind the attacks, a notorious terrorist named Fadawi who threatens their very survival.

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Directed by: Roel Reiné
Genres: Action, Thriller, Horror
Starring: Lance Henriksen, James Russo, Gary Stretch

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
violence
war
isolation
fate
Places: sea
military
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	6
Horror	6
Humour	2
Realism	4
Romance	0
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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