Movie
Dead Calm
1989R1h 36m6.6 / 10
High seas. Deep terror. Try to stay calm.
An Australian couple takes a sailing trip in the Pacific to get over the recent loss of their son. While on the open sea, they come across a sinking ship with one survivor who is not at all what he seems.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
An Australian couple takes a sailing trip in the Pacific to get over the recent loss of their son. While on the open sea, they come across a sinking ship with one survivor who is not at all what he seems.
More about Dead Calm
Cast
Nicole KidmanRae Ingram
Sam NeillJohn Ingram
Billy ZaneHughie Warriner
George ShevtsovDoctor
Rod MullinarRussell BellowsJoshua TildenDanny
Michael LongSpecialist Doctor
Lisa Collins'Orpheus' Cruise GirlCredits
- Directed by
- Phillip Noyce
- Written by
- Terry Hayes, Charles Williams
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $10.4M
- Box office
- $7.8M
Production
- Kennedy Miller ProductionsAustralia
Warner Bros. PicturesUnited States
Themes
at seaaustraliacar crashcouple terrorizedhome invasionkilling a dogloss of loved oneman gets between a couple
