Dead Calm (1989)
- Directed by
- Phillip Noyce
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country
- Australia, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 832 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A couple grieving the death of their son takes a sailing trip to recover. At sea they rescue a stranger from a sinking ship and soon realize he is a dangerous threat.
tenseclaustrophobicsuspensefulisolateddarkly atmosphericrelentlessbleakslow-burn
What happens
Dead Calm is a 1989 American psychological thriller film directed by Phillip Noyce, produced by George Miller, and starring Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman and Billy Zane. The screenplay by Terry Hayes was based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Charles Williams. Filmed around the Great Barrier Reef, the plot focuses on a married couple, who, after tragically losing their son, are spending some time isolated at sea, when they come across a stranger who has abandoned a sinking ship. Notably, the movie is the first successful film adaptation of the novel, after Orson Welles worked for a number of years to complete his own film based on it titled The Deep, though it ultimately went unreleased and uncompleted. Dead Calm was generally well received, with critics praising Neill, Kidman, and Zane's performances and the oceanic cinematography. It was nominated in eight categories at the 1989 Australian Film Institute Awards, including Best Film, and won four. Modern retrospective analyses have been favorable, with The New York Times naming it one of the 1000 best films ever made. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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