Australian thriller set on the seas starring Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman and Billy Zane. Joe and Rae Ingram (Neill and...
Australian thriller set on the seas starring Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman and Billy Zane. Joe and Rae Ingram (Neill and Kidman) do the right thing and rescue the half-delirious sole survivor (Zane) of a crippled schooner. But soon the stranger will plunge the unwary pair into an intense battle of live or death.
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84 %31 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
63 %31,446 reviewsAudience score rating
"Though not always entirely credible, Dead Calm is a nail-biting suspense pic [from the novel by Charles Williams] handsomely produced and inventively directed."
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Variety
Variety"A classic piece of pared-down genre film-making is lent extra depth by an emotional subtext stressing Kidman's transition from dependent wife to resourceful individual."
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Time Out
Time Out"This is not a gimmick film ... and Kidman and Zane do generate real, palpable hatred in their scenes together."
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Roger Ebert
Roger EbertDead Calm | Details
- Runtime
- 93
- Genre
- Thriller
- Country of origin
- Australia
