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Crimson Tide
1995
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Crimson Tide
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24
Negative reviews
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Average Rating
3.9
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2.0
Yet he also shapes the movie with great skill, letting the performances and the tension build honestly.
EW
4.4
This is the rare kind of war movie that not only thrills people while theyre watching it, but invites them to leave the theater actually discussing th ..
Rogerebert
4.0
This film channels those anxieties into dramatic fare thats sure to be remembered even if the suspense is sometimes hard to sit through.
Common Sense Media
4.5
The screenplay may be credited to Michael Schiffer, but the punchy dialogue has Quentin Tarantino written all over it. The cast has a ball.
Time Out
4.5
A 90s style Caine Mutiny, Crimson Tide is a topical, and eerily credible, brink of disaster movie.
The Hollywood Reporter
3.0
When the Alabama receives what is apparently a legitimate order to launch its nuclear payload at the Russians, mutiny appears to be a given, doubly co ..
5.0
Crimson Tide has everything you could want from an action thriller and a few other things you usually cant hope to expect.
San Francisco Chronicle
3.8
Its too slick to be truly disturbing, but its that slickness that keeps you on the edge of your chair.
San Francisco Chronicle
4.5
The buildup of the film was also managed quite dramatically with a burgeoning tension as it moved along at a rapid pace.
JoBlo
5.0
Crimson Tide is a post Cold War thriller set aboard a Trident ballistic nuclear submarine.
Spirituality And Practice
3.8
There seems to be a mentality in Hollywood to settle for something once it reaches a certain acceptable entertainment level.
ReelViews
4.4
Both sides have very legitimate arguments and the film doesnt take sides.
Lariat
5.0
If youre looking for an intelligent nail biter, this early entry in the summer sweepstakes is just the ticket.
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
5.0
There is so much excellent about this picture it is hard to know where to begin.
Internet Reviews
1.5
But it doesnt dare make enemies or deliver the dramatic equivalent of red meat.
The New York Times
5.0
The quasi historical basis of the film sets it apart from the fantasy and whimsy that usually dominates Disney animated features, and the animators fu ..
Mr Brown Movies
4.5
A 90s style Caine Mutiny, Crimson Tide is a topical, and eerily credible, brink of disaster movie.
Hollywood Reporter
3.0
I dont know what the full Naval procedure is to launch nuclear weapons, but I hope to God its more structured and fail safe than what we see in this f ..
7M Pictures
3.0
One of Tony Scotts finer films, Crimson Tide is a well acted and tension ridden race against time thriller.In some respects it is not that much differ ..
Matts Movie Reviews
4.0
As good a thriller as 1995 produced, keeping things as simple and direct as possible.
Antagony & Ecstasy
4.0
Ive said it a thousand times, and Ill say it again: Bruckheimer knows good actors.Taken as a one two punch of Hackman vs. Denzel, Crimson Tide is a wh ..
Dvd Talk
3.5
...the thrills remain authentic, even though we know exactly how the plot is going to turn out.
Movie Metropolis
4.0
Watching Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman sparring is a sublime masterclass.
Caution Spoilers
1.5
Nope, this picture doesnt bear thinking about, but, if you resist that nasty temptation, setting all your mental gauges at Dead Slow, the flow of the ..
Globe and Mail
3.0
For a movie thats all about a bunch of men locked in small metal rooms, Crimson Tide is mighty engaging.
Deep Focus
4.5
Crimson Tide is a whale of a movie, an intense and a heartstopping adventure played out against the unnerving threat of nuclear annihilation.
Spokes Man
4.5
It is a dead serious military political thriller that still manages to excite and entertain like a blockbuster roller coaster ride.
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