K-19: The Widowmaker

K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)

  • 60% of critics liked it
    (167 reviews)

  • 50% of users liked it
    (44,107 ratings)

A real-life historical incident becomes the basis for this military thriller from director Kathryn Bigelow that's reminiscent of such submarine dramas as Das Boot (1981), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Crimson Tide (1995), and U-571 (2000). Harrison Ford stars as Captain Alexi Vostrikov, a Russian… More

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PG-13, 2 hr. 18 min.
Directed By
Kathryn Bigelow
Written By
Louis Nowra, William Broyles, Christopher Kyle
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense
In Theaters
Jul 19, 2002 Wide
On DVD
Dec 10, 2002
Paramount Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Rex Reed, New York Observer

    What could have been a movie packed with historical significance and nail-gnawing underwater tension ends up little more than a lumbering public-service announcement for the human spirit.

  • Dennis Lim, Village Voice

    Bigelow hits all her marks and more within the narrow parameters.

  • Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

    [A] really strong work from start to finish.

  • Desson Thomson, Washington Post

    More intellectually scary than dramatically involving.

  • Stephen Hunter, Washington Post

    Gets stuck in a no man's land between the real and the fictional.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Anthony L


    I'm ashamed to say that I've always passed this film of as being just another Submarine film full of the usual cliches no doubt, and so have never bothered with it. A foolish mistake as K-19 is a great film, full of drama and suspense but never over the top and, as I… More

  • Mike S


    What I thought would be a mediocre sub flick, turned out to be so much more. The Academy Award for Best Director that Kathryn Bigelow received last year, is well-deserved in the least. For two out of two war films I've seen by her now, that have been of very high calibre. Much of… More

  • Jeff "


    K-19 is a masterful submarine film. No such sub film since Das Boot conveys a sense of drama and helplessness like K-19. Kathryn Bigelow has assembled a great cast of actors here, and Harrison Ford delivers one of his greatest performances since the 1980's. Bigelow's… More

  • Al S


    Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson are electrifying. Ford gives a fearless, demanding and commanding performance. Neeson is outstanding. Some of the best and most unforgettable performances of their careers. A tremendous and exciting edge of your seat Cold War thriller. Loaded with… More

  • Wahida K


    This Movie was a tiny bit boring for me, but a friend enjoyed it, as she is a Polit-Thriller Fan. I m not much in to Politic anyway. lol

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