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Deepwater Horizon

2016 1h 47m
Drama Action
MOVIEVIBE Rating
6.9/10
5,048 reviews
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Deepwater Horizon

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.

"When faced with our darkest hour, hope is not a tactic."

Top Billed Cast

Mark Wahlberg
Mark Wahlberg
Mike Williams
Kurt Russell
Kurt Russell
Jimmy Harrell
John Malkovich
John Malkovich
Donald Vidrine
Gina Rodriguez
Gina Rodriguez
Andrea Fleytas
Dylan O'Brien
Dylan O'Brien
Caleb Holloway
Kate Hudson
Kate Hudson
Felicia Williams
J.D. Evermore
J.D. Evermore
Dewey Revette
Ethan Suplee
Ethan Suplee
Jason Anderson

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

D Dark Jedi Verified TMDB Critic
2017-03-03

As expected this is a bit of a propaganda movie against BP but that was of course rather expected. It is still watchable. The dramatization is fairly well done and the effects are believable as well as enjoyable. If you watch it as a disaster drama and special effects movie it is definitely okay.

As a documentary, well I would say that it falls short. The movie only covers the initial explosion. Once the platform is evacuated the movie stops. I am somewhat disappointed at that. I would at least have liked to see the attempts to put out the fire. Where are the scenes with the boats trying to...

R Reno Verified TMDB Critic
2017-03-16

**To remind us our errors and limits.**

It was a surprising film. Because it was based on a real event, but there's nothing much about heroism which is essential for most of this kind of film and its success to inspire the viewers. I liked that. They just wanted to tell the story. Not to create a hero nor a villain. But due to the casting, Mark Wahlberg looks the centre of the story. And also points out a negative character without confirming anything properly. But if the film is depicting the real incident correctly, then it was no man's fault. It should be a technical error that led to th...

F Filipe Manuel Neto Verified TMDB Critic
2022-11-18

**Very well-balanced, the film does not tire us and provides good entertainment.**

Disaster and accident films are common, although I feel that, for the last ten years, this has been an underexplored genre. The film is based on a true incident where a massive oil drilling rig suffered critical safety failures, eventually catching fire and collapsing. After investigations, the inadequate operation of a team that was supposed to place a cement lining in the hole opened by the platform was responsible for what happened, as well as the lack of maintenance of the equipment, all situations that w...