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Mark Wahlberg leads an all-star cast in this unforgettably powerful film inspired by a thrilling story of real-life heroes. For the one hundred and twenty-six people aboard the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig, April 20, 2010, began like any normal day. Before day's end, the world would bear witness to one of the greatest man-made disasters in U.S. history. Deepwater Horizon reveals the brave acts of the men and women who rose to the challenge—and risked everything to lead others to safety.

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Local263947
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2017-06-10
Thank you for making this movie. The news coverage forgot about the 11 people that died or BP would like them to foget it. Plus the environmental damage. This movie shows the reality that leads to this disasters. The worst part is that BP hasn't made any changes to handling another oil spill. It's back to business as usual.
The also had another blowout exactly like this one and it could have been prevented if not for the cover up. It's well documented in the Caspian Sea oil-rig the blow out preventor failed and then the news media failed the public by not covering the story.
Great movie! Thankful they were able to pull it off!

Too slow and why Trace Adkins??

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NancysTunes
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2017-05-19
I think you could read about the true story and not waste your time with the movie. Why did they throw that dud Trace Adkins in there? I will never understand Hollywood.

Great movie

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Youngtrapnick
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2017-04-15
Great movie but why is mark walberg trying so hard for a oscar it's not that hard

Great movie

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XILE 22
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2017-04-09
Great movie, very suspenseful.
Sad that's it's a true story and 11 ppl lost their lives

Deep Water Horizon

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lauriebugw
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2017-04-08
I might have liked this movie more if I could have understood the dialogue. Between the slang they used and the poor quality sound, I was very disappointed. It was a complicated subject matter for me and not being able to understand the 1/10 of the words made it very difficult to enjoy this movie.

True Depth

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Pyramidelipse
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2017-04-07
The movie does little to honor those lost on Deepwater Horizon and blows out the ego of the real life attention seeker Wahlbeg plays. The cast is good, the visual effects are done well, but the story fails to overcome the cascading technical details that lead to diaster. Wahlberg's character is seemingly in control and knows exactly what to do thus turning a non-fictional diaster into a shallow mans, self important, hightlight fictional reel.

Deepwater Horizon

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Samnotafan
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2017-04-04
Don't waste money on this one.

Excellent!!!

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justronni
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2017-03-14
This movie was done so well and is so historically accurate. It's amazing that they paid tribute with the movie as a whole to the 11 that passed. It's well thought out story line kept me intrigued on the whole ride through. Must watch.

Great movie

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Freeze715
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2017-03-12
Very suspenseful

Deepwater Horizon

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Jolovesgum
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2017-03-04
I watched it this morning and the movie has true events. I know the part where the ship is on fire. Anyway, it was a good movie.

Great movie!!

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ChicagoSportsGuy76
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2017-02-21
I really enjoyed it.

Excellent Movie

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BeatleDave
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2017-02-14
Very entertaining and suspenseful.
Movie shows how things can go bad when taking shortcuts and rushing to get the job done.

Great Entertaining and realistic movie

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Ghivi01
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2017-02-12
Great production, gripping story. Very realistic and informative. Will keep you watching to the end.

A true MUST SEE movie

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KHoganWood
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2017-02-06
This is such an amazing movie! Astonishingly produced & truly worth watching!

This is a "must see" in a theatre.

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rbigelo
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2017-02-04
Those academy nominations are earned. The special and visual effects are extraordinary, so is the sound quality. The movie does justice for our South Louisiana accents and for the many we know who work in the offshore industry. For many of us, this is not an easy movie to watch and that testifies to how well it is done.

Verisimilitude????

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Buddybigtruck
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2017-01-28
Great movie... Who says verisimilitude???? I thought I had a broad vocabulary and had to look that one up. Some of you people are too educated for your own good.

Amazingly done

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Justin Weathers
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2017-01-25
Riveting and captivating. A must buy for your library.

DEEP WATER HORIZON

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sundancer302001
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2017-01-25
LOVED THIS MOVIE, GREAT ACTION , GREAT STORY, GREAT ACTING, GREAT CAST

This was Deep to say the least

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16 HORSES
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2017-01-24
As movies based on real life tragedy goes this will leave an oily taste in your mouth. Mark Whalberg was omnipresent in this overwhelmingly entertaining thriller. Watch Deepwater Horizon and mind your flammable liquid.

Well done

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Rambo8649
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2017-01-22
Since Peter Berg directed, I figured this would be good, and it is. It was really well done. I only wish they had found a way to help the audience understand more about the oil well and oil rig...like what a BOP is, what a negative pressure test is, what a wellbore is and looks like, etc. I paused the movie to read about that suff online and then resumed the movie and it made the movie better since I understood more.

Mark Wahlberg does real life really well

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Fred271+
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2017-01-22
Another Texas character played by a Bostonian. Recipe for a disaster? I was worried but after The Lone Survivor I had hope. I wasn't disappointed. Mark Wahlberg honors the real people he portrays. He's not a messianic or diva type actor. He gets at the heart of the real people he portrays. He does them justice.
As a Gulf Coast resident, I was especially worried that Hollyweird would mess this story up, but Mark and Peter Berg did well by the people impacted by this tragedy.
Well done y'all.

Such a great movie!!!

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joffutt1
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2017-01-21
Don't rent many movies but this was a great one. You were locked in from the beginning. It wasn't slow and was horrifying once you got to the explosion of the rig. Simply a great find.

Mark delivers as always

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Kris_goku
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2017-01-19
Great movie and as always, Mark delivers. Based on a true story and you feel it throughout the movie.

A good recap on how a tradgedy occurs

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TuneBot76
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2017-01-17
I can rememebr when this happend and the aftermath more than the actual event that kicked off the spill that lasted for almost 3 months. I think this movie is a great reminder that safety and environmental consciousness has to come first when explorign for oil/gas. Noone won in this event, the envrionment lost, BP lost and most importantly people died and were scarred for life. The movie was put together very well and the acting was well done Yet another reason I am becoming quite a Wahlberg fan.

Love

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Filly rally astrid
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2017-01-15
I loved it

Does Sacrifcing Truth Honor Rig Workers?

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seroma77
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2017-01-14
The main charactors as portrayed in the movie stray far from sworn testimony by themselves and others. Wahlberg's role as Mike Williams {Film Consultant and rig survivor} did not perform heroics depicted. Under oath, he freely admitted stepping over two injured co-workers racing to save himself.
Kurt Russell as rig manager "Mr. Jimmy" is a no nonsense, straight-shootin' figure who fights tooth and nail to assure a SAFE well completion. Under oath he stated he had no safety issue concerns. As in the movie, he WAS taking a shower when the rig exploded, is about the only thing about Mr. Jimmy thatis accurately refleted in the movie. Gina Rodriguez playing the part of Andrea Fleytas, a bridge worker monitoring alarm status panels. Hollywood has this person doing her utmost to alert rig crew of danger and send out maydays. Evidence and Ms. Fleytas' own testimony contradicts this. It is estimated that from 60 to 90 seconds transpired from the time gas alarms appeared at her station and the explosion she froze.... Neither informing others nor most importantly hitting the general alarm which was her primary reason for being on the bridge and may have saved lives. Other events in the movie are simply 180 degrees off from the truth. Berg gave Transocean and the rig workers a pass. The villian is and should be BP. But bad decisions and hubris of Deepwater Horizon
rig workers contributed a substantial amount to this disaster. Understand the need to be sympathetic
to survivors and families of deceased. And I know it is not a documentary. Berg just bent too far from the facts. Not a bad movie but mostly fiction.

Disappointing

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SK1003
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2017-01-12
If you want to see a movie that's mostly fire and explosions captured by shaky cameras, this might be a movie for you. If you want to learn about the people who worked on the Deepwater Horizon, what caused the explosion, and the shamlessness of BP before and after, look elsewhere. Overall, I found this to be a very disappointing movie. It cheapens such an important event.

Great move and show the mess ups that BP made

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Bama4569
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2017-01-12
After seeing I can't say I would ever support BP oil.

Very awesome movie.

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Matthew Leal
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2017-01-11
Deepwater Horizon it was very good movie and it is base on true story.... this movie is best. All good actors and actress this movie takes in Southeast Louisiana during to Deepwater Horizon... best movie ever

Well Done

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poochawhoo
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2017-01-11
Great movie

Powerful

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North-Light
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2017-01-11
A stunning telling of a tragic event. Ordinary people rising to the extreme actions for survival. Extrodianty production values, simple yet powerful writing. A Walburg tour de force..best since "Buggie Nights. Powerful.... highly recommended viewing.

Blew me away

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Seanlebronjhon
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2017-01-11
The intensity of this movie will shock you, very good based on somewhat true events and a great story line set up by the survivors which just makes this a wonderful cinematography

Oil oil everywhere

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Screwed the middle class
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2017-01-10
Gave a great view of corporations putting profits before people and the consequences of their actions

Excellent movie

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Ranger1995
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2017-01-10
This is an excellent movie and opens your eyes to what really happened and the intensity of the event. Mark Wahlberg is an amazing actor in this film just as he is in all his movies

Go see it!!

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dotsordashes
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2017-01-10
Excellent movie. It's high rating is well deserved.

A Must See

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ImRylanSmith
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2017-01-09
Deepwater Horizon exceeds all expectations. Not only is it suspenseful, it's action-packed, genuinely funny, and surprisingly emotional. And it has a positive message about environmental degradation. My only critique is that during the film, the explosions were exhausting after the first few. I asked myself, "How many times can one oil rig explode?" But, nonetheless, it's a must see.

Super Intense

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invalid_credentials
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2017-01-04
It's like Gravity intense but with fiery water instead of dangerous waves of space debris. If you have any sensitive document you need shredded, hold them while you watch.

Superficial. No Character Development & Bad Screenplay

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Woodstainman
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2017-01-03
The first half is impossible to follow unless you're a petroleum engineer. Admirable effects but great effects and casting can't save a deplorable script.

INCREDIBLE

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TruMoo98
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2017-01-03
This is a front-runner for one of my favorite movies of all-time. The special effects are spectacular, the cast, especially Mark Wahlberg, are incredibly committed, and before I forget, the real-life story is heartbreaking yet incredible. Deepwater Horizon will leave you in awe.

CGI party

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arnoldbax
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2016-12-31
Cute opening piece between Wahlberg and Hudson, and Wahlberg delivers his usual stalwart self, but there is way too much CGI and far too little exposition for the movie of record about this important piece of history.

Excellent movie

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AngelNH
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2016-12-31
We really enjoyed this movie. It was a movie where you were hanging on to see what happened next. I enjoy movies based on real life events as well. The actors and actresses were phenomenal. I highly recommend.

Excellent in all aspects

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747whaledriver
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2016-12-29
It's hard when a movie sticks to the facts, and Deepwater Horizon raises as many questions as it provides answers.
Congratulations, Wahlberg, for hitting this one out of the park.

Hereoic

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GMAC75!
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2016-12-27
This movie/ real life story, is both sad, and eye opening. Mark W., does a hell of a job, the director, hits it out of the park. God bless those men and women on the Horizon...a great movie/ leaves you with a tear, but also exposes the corruption in the corporate oil companies, and although I love my Diesel truck, these Oil companies, need to listen to the men and women that run those rigs! A great movie and worth having in your collection

Really well made movie

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Danonash007
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2016-12-26
Great insight into what went on and really well made with some great performances well worth a watch

👍👍💰worth the watch

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Pdxglide
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2016-12-24
The fact it's a true story and they didn't deviate much from what actually happened. After watching this I went on YouTube and looked up the real story. They did a great job recreating what happened. Worth the money and time to watch

❤️❤️

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Im_a_nerd_123
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2016-12-24
Watched this movie the first time it came out. Loved it. Awesome movie. I cried.

Great Movie

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Sassygirl46
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2016-12-24
Loved this movie. Great special effects. Mark Wahlberg was awesome as usual. Great story sadly, it was true.

Exhilarating and Dedicated

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Katiebfb1997
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2016-12-24
Just like in real life the film took place on the 20th of April of 2010, Mark Wahlberg portrays real life survivor and former executive electrician on the rig Mike Williams and in my perspective I think he did a pretty good job, he was humble and humorous at times and also very serious when necessary. Anyways the film starts out as all of the crew returning to the rig after a long while away [i presume]. After everyone gets to the rig.. the crew of the rig end up running into the crew that was there to make sure that the well was properly sealed up with cement so a blowout wouldn't happen, but the blowout prevention crew was forced to leave before they could even do their job because the BP representatives were in such a hurry to get the well finished with and not care for the current safety regulations of the crew or the rig. Kurt Russell portrays real life survivor Jimmy Harrell who's in charge of the rig's crew and he just goes all out with John Malkovich's character portrayal of real life BP representative Donald Vidrine, who basically waved everything off after a Negative Pressure Test was ran on both the Dead Line pipe and the main pipe connected to the well. After the pressure test was ran and disregarded by the BP reps, one of the BP reps and the Transocean (the company that owns the rig and the crew) side track Kurt and congratulate him for another year of the rig's perfect safety record.. Ethan Suplee portrays one of the crew members that tragically died on the rig after the blowout named Jason Anderson. Ethan gets hammered down by the BP reps about the whole situation getting delayed. After a few minutes the Floorhand of the rig 28 year old Caleb Holloway portrayed by Dylan O'Brien does his duties and when the first explosion happens in the blowout, what the crew calls "kicks" of oil and this substance called mud start exploding from the well after the pressure gets too high. Dylan manages to seal off the pipe by shutting the flow off BUT the pipe does another kick and this time it doesn't stop.. after the kicks set off a release of gases, a spark sets off the rig and a huge explosion happens and the rig just blows up.. 11 lives were lost that day and BP didn't do a thing about it. Towards the end of the film the survivors are greeted by the BP people at a hotel and are given rooms and the survivors are reunited with their families and friends, to this very day everyone is still feeling the loss of the crew that died in the explosion, Caleb being one of the few youngest member's of the crew is possibly feeling a bit more of the loss as is everyone involved except the BP people.
Other than all of that, the film was amazing and told the story of the survivors and the loss very well.. even if i don't know anybody from that incident my thoughts and prayers are still with them even if it has been 6-7 years since the catastrophe, the ones that have been lossed will never be forgotten..

So now this is a story of heroes?

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StoryDelver
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2016-12-24
A rig that should never have been built realizes the disaster that many warned of because of the greed of a few, and now we're diefying the men who ran it? Unreal.

union versus company BP oil

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Lilgrace1
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2016-12-23
the company versus union labor dynamic isnt as pronouced as much as it should be. unions always know more then company men and this is why this oil rig exploded. the end

Horrible...

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Az.mark
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2016-12-23
Totally weak character development, the only reason to watch the movie DeepWater Horizon is to see it exploding which is about ten minutes long. The documentary, “The Great Invisible” makes this movie nothing more than another mass produced and sad Hollywood special effects movie for the intellectually poor minded Americans looking for visual violence.

AMAZING

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MillMan25
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2016-12-23
I have worked in the oil field for about 5 years off and on. All of which have been on shore, and after watching this movie i will never attempt to work off-shore. That was the most intese and hear throbbing motion picture i have ever watched. The depiction of the actual blowout and sinking of the rig was like nothing i have wittnessed in a motion picture. This movie rocks, great buy!!!

Confusing

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brslc
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2016-12-23
I really couldn't make out exactly what was happening or why. I guess they did it for verisimilitude, or to hasten the pace, but it was frustrating to watch. Kind of an unsatisfying blur. Good actors.

Buy this movie

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phatterry
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2016-12-23
Powerhouse cast with perfect pitch in a staggering story.

Epic

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CARMINEPERRRIJR2002
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2016-12-22
Next best movie to "The Lone Survivor

Mark, what are you thinking?

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NewWorldDude
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2016-12-22
Horrible movie. We should not be making heroes out of people destroying the earth. crappy cinematography and awful dialogue. Walberg keeps making awful movies with topics that leave you scratching your head.

Disappointing

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K2Bear
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2016-12-22
Watched it last night and it was very formulaic, but it felt like a chunk of the movie was missing.

Heartbreaking

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Altas Cried
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2016-12-22
This was significantly better than I expected. Marky mark is the man, but it went way beyond that. It was one of those things where you want so badly for things to turn out differently, but you can't change it.
It's a visceral depiction about what should have never happened.

Wow I was surprised...

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Jeremymilwaukee
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2016-12-20
So I saw this Movie in the theatre and was blown away by the acting the casting the directing overall this movie was incredible!!walhberg another oscar and probably one for peter berg who directed it!!

Amazing movie!

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AmazingStacy11
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2016-12-20
It was absolutely breathtaking to see real life events decipher on the big screen. It must of been hard on the real survivors to tell their story. God be with them and their families.

real but not real (could contain spoilers)

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possumlock
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2016-12-20
very entertaining but as someone that has been in the oil industry long before and after this happened, i can tell it was doctored to fit the movie. 1. people don't talk or even cross paths on a heliport. 2. no one not even the OIM goes out of the living quarters with out PPE (thats instant termination) even at the time this happened. 3. a crane could never drop the derrick on that drill ship, no matter how hard it hit it. and there were a lot of other things that made this movie unbelievable. but all in all its an ok movie just not realistic by any means.

As true to the crew and family as could be

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Owens.W.Dacid
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2016-12-20
Being in the Oil and Gas industry, I came to watch this movie with an open mind. If what Mark Wahlberg's crew did, captured even a glimpse of what happened on that rig that day, then I couldn't imagine actually living through it! This movie, not to make light of what happened, but to see it through the eyes of the crew members. It's tragic that 11 people lost their lives in, what seems as a preventable event. It was action packed, and I am glad they made DeepWater Horizon about the crew and not about the damned oil spill. Yes; the oil spill was horrible, but during the time this happened, not too many media outlets were talking about the people affected. They were more concerned with the oil in the water.
This is a much watch movie!

Lone Survivor on an Oil Rig? Nope, better!

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aramis2764
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2016-12-12
Vastly entertaining and daftly shot, a compelling story about a tragedy that far to many didn't pay attention too.

11/30/16

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YELLOW_MUSTARD_1000
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2016-11-30
Some people may think that this movie is disrespectful, but it does have a purpose. It was indeed an action movie that was sad because many people died on the Deepwater Horizon. This movie tries to get people's attention on the story from the eyes of the survivors. This movie also tries to raise awareness about the horrible disaster that occurred, for example, I honestly had no idea that this happened in real life, and now I'm very aware that this was based on true events with true heroes... What I'm trying to say is that any movie that is interesting tries to tell the viewer something about life (unless it is a crappy movie with a low budget)

Great Cast, Amazing Movie

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Lexiiandria
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2016-10-05
I absolutely loved this film, it was captivating and incredibly well produced. It's definitely worth watching. Thumbs up👍🏾👍🏾