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Inspired by a true story, "K-19: The Widowmaker" follows Captain Alexei Vostrikov (Harrison Ford) who, at the height of the Cold War, is ordered to take over command of the nuclear missile submarine K-19, pride of the Soviet Navy. His assignment: prepare the K-19 for sea and take her out on patrol - no matter what the cost. But problems with K-19 arise that may lead to a core meltdown and explosion that will certainly kill all aboard, and possibly trigger a nuclear war. In a daring act of heroism, Vostrikov must choose between his orders from the Kremlin and the lives of his men.

2002 · 2h 18m
Director Kathryn Bigelow

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K-19: The Widowmaker

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Inspired by a true story, "K-19: The Widowmaker" follows Captain Alexei Vostrikov (Harrison Ford) who, at the height of the Cold War, is ordered to take over command of the nuclear missile submarine K-19, pride of the Soviet Navy. His assignment: prepare the K-19 for sea and take her out on patrol - no matter what the cost. But problems with K-19 arise that may lead to a core meltdown and explosion that will certainly kill all aboard, and possibly trigger a nuclear war. In a daring act of heroism, Vostrikov must choose between his orders from the Kremlin and the lives of his men.

COMMON SENSE

Intense wartime submarine movie celebrates heroism.

TOMATOMETER
Average 6.2
Reviews 171
Fresh 103
Rotten 68

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Studio
Paramount Pictures
Released
2002
Run Time
2 hr 18 min
Rated
PG-13 For disturbing images.
Regions of Origin
United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Russia
© 2001 IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH and Co. 2 Produktions KG

Languages

Original Audio
English, English (United Kingdom), Russian
Audio

English (United States) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.