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Hunter Killer

2018R2h 1m6.9 / 10

Courage runs deep.

Untested American submarine commander, Capt. Joe Glass of the USS Arkansas, is on the hunt for a U.S. sub in distress in the Arctic Ocean. He soon learns a secret Russian coup is in the offing, a conspiracy that threatens to dismantle the world order. With crew and country on the line, Glass must coordinate with an elite group of Navy SEALs to sneak through enemy waters, rescue the kidnapped Russian president, and hopefully prevent World War III.

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Synopsis

Untested American submarine commander, Capt. Joe Glass of the USS Arkansas, is on the hunt for a U.S. sub in distress in the Arctic Ocean. He soon learns a secret Russian coup is in the offing, a conspiracy that threatens to dismantle the world order. With crew and country on the line, Glass must coordinate with an elite group of Navy SEALs to sneak through enemy waters, rescue the kidnapped Russian president, and hopefully prevent World War III.

More about Hunter Killer

Cast

Gerard ButlerCaptain Joe Glass
Gary OldmanCJCS Charles Donnegan
Toby StephensBill Beaman
CommonRA John Fisk
Linda CardelliniJane Norquist
David GyasiCob Wallach
Gabriel ChavarriaJimenez
Ryan McPartlinMatt Johnstone

Credits

Directed by
Donovan Marsh
Written by
Arne Schmidt, Jamie Moss, George Wallace, Don Keith

Production details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Budget
$40M
Box office
$31.7M

Production

  • Original FilmUnited States
  • G-BASEUnited States
  • Millennium MediaUnited States
  • Relativity MediaUnited States

Themes

arctic oceanbased on novel or bookcoup d'etatcovert operationnaval tensionnuclear submarinepentagon involvementpost‑cold‑war tension