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The Hunt for Red October

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The Hunt for Red October (1990)

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Reviews Counted:41

Fresh:39

Rotten:2

Average Rating:7.8/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 15 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: In the tradition of DIE HARD and PREDATOR, director John McTiernan presents audiences with yet another techno thriller: THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER. Sean Connery plays Captain Marko Ramius, a... In the tradition of DIE HARD and PREDATOR, director John McTiernan presents audiences with yet another techno thriller: THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER. Sean Connery plays Captain Marko Ramius, a dissatisfied Russian commander who navigates his submarine towards America in an attempt to defect. Soviet intelligence claims that Ramius is a warmonger and that he plans to launch nuclear missiles at the United States. Jack Ryan (Alec Baldwin), an iconoclastic CIA agent, believes otherwise: American spies have determined that the submarine is powered by a stealth engine. In order to save the "caterpillar drive" and avoid a nuclear incident, Agent Ryan must board the Red October and assist Captain Ramius in its navigation to U.S. waters. Both murky and captivating, the underwater visual and sound effects are reminiscent of DAS BOOT. Once again director McTiernan produces a winning film with a jagged plot, a well acted script, and plenty of explosions. [More]

Starring: Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, James Earl Jones

Starring: Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, James Earl Jones, Sam Neill, Tim Curry, Joss Ackland, Timothy Carhart

Director: John McTiernan

Director: John McTiernan
Screenwriter: Larry Ferguson, Robert Garland, John Milius, David Shaber, Donald Stewart
Producer: Mace Neufeld
Composer: Basil Poledouris

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Reviews for The Hunt for Red October

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 09 2006 03:16 AM

Time Out

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8/10

Rory L. Aronsky

It is a thriller in some sequences, action in others, but it depends on personal taste, how many thrills you believe a movie should have in order to be considered a thriller

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 13 2009 02:34 PM

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David Ansen

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 18 2008 04:10 AM

Newsweek

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3.5/4

Peter Canavese

As for the film's suspense credentials, you know it's time to get tense when James Earl Jones intones, 'Mother of God.' [Blu-Ray]

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 06 2008 10:30 AM

Groucho Reviews

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3/5

Chuck O'Leary

No review available.

comment Comment | Sep., 21 2005 08:03 PM

Fantastica Daily

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4/5

Widgett Walls

The Soviet captain has a brogue. I'm okay with it. Sue me.

comment Comment | Sep., 15 2005 12:53 AM

Needcoffee.com

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4/5

Emanuel Levy

No review available.

comment Comment | Jun., 23 2005 01:09 PM

EmanuelLevy.Com

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5/5

Kevin A. Ranson

For all its flaws, it still holds water.

comment Comment | Jun., 13 2005 11:09 AM

MovieCrypt.com

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2/5

Jake Euker

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comment 1 Comment | Jun., 12 2005 02:41 PM

F5 (Wichita, KS)

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3/5

Philip Martin

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comment Comment | Feb., 06 2005 10:55 AM

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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4/5

Greg Maki

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comment Comment | Jan., 31 2005 07:40 PM

Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

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3/5

Michael Dequina

No review available.

comment Comment | Dec., 28 2004 03:45 AM

TheMovieReport.com

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5/5

Steve Crum

Exciting submarine adventure w/Connery, Baldwin

comment Comment | Oct., 19 2004 08:06 PM

Kansas City Kansan

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4/5

Carol Cling

No review available.

comment Comment | May., 28 2004 11:15 AM

Las Vegas Review-Journal

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3/5

Ken Hanke

Regressive old-fashioned thriller of a sort that mostly died out 20 years earlier.

comment Comment | May., 23 2004 11:13 AM

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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5/5

Jules Brenner

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comment Comment | Apr., 12 2004 03:31 PM

Cinema Signals

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4/5

Spence D.

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comment Comment | Jan., 29 2004 06:32 PM

IGN Movies

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B

Dennis Schwartz

Delivers its share of honest to goodness thrills.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 15 2004 04:45 PM

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3/5

Dan Lybarger

Solid if somewhat staid adaptation of the Clancy book.

comment Comment | Jul., 27 2003 12:59 PM

Nitrate Online

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Nick Schager

Politics aside, however, The Hunt for Red October is a thrilling edge-of-your-seat trifle that has admirably withstood the test of time.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 29 2003 12:35 PM

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