Below

Below (2002)

  • 64% of critics liked it
    (67 reviews)

  • 44% of users liked it
    (7,165 ratings)

Reflecting studio executives' taste for material that crosses genres, this film from director David Twohy and co-screenwriter Darren Aronofsky mixes the war movie and supernatural thriller genres. After they rescue a trio of survivors that includes a nurse, Claire Page (Olivia Williams), from a… More

R, 1 hr. 45 min.
Directed By
David Twohy
Written By
Lucas Sussman, Darren Aronofsky, David Twohy
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy
In Theaters
Oct 11, 2002 Wide
On DVD
Mar 11, 2003
Dimension Films

Critic Reviews

  • Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    The film has enough spooky momentum and good actors to keep it going.

  • Desson Thomson, Washington Post

    An enjoyable, if occasionally flawed, experiment.

  • Stephen Hunter, Washington Post

    It's not original enough.

  • Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle

    Twohy's overwrought, comic-book theatrics work against him, as does the hokey script.

  • Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle

    The reason Below gets beneath your skin is that the scriptwriters know what most current horror filmmakers never learned: Fear is an emotion, not a visceral response.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • John M


    Solid thriller set on a sub during WWII. It was actually quite good. Was surprised by this movie I had never heard of.

  • Stuart B


    Good mixture of horror and war. Spooky goings on aboard a submarine during WWII, which is being stalked by a German destroyer as well as whatever is on board with them.

  • Lorenzo v


    <i>"Six hundred feet beneath the surface terror runs deep"</i> In the dark silence of the sea during World War II, the submarine U.S.S. Tiger Shark prowls on what should be a routine rescue mission. But for the shell-shocked crew, trapped together in the… More

  • Melvin W


    A very ineffective supernatural thriller. I thought it would be a little better since Arronofsky's name was attached to it, but I was wrong. The cast was mediocre at best and overall the movie failed with being scary and with being thrilling. It seemed like a bad M. Night… More

  • J P


    Great movie. It's got suspense, intense moments, good acting, solid plot, and it's actually scary. The plot was pretty straight forward after everything was explained at the end. Usually mystery/suspense movies have plot holes or confusing storylines that make no sense,… More

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