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
US Box Office: $0
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... [More]
Starring: Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, James Earl Jones
Director: John McTiernan
Reviews for The Hunt for Red October
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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 |
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3.5/4 |
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 |
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3/5 |
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4/5 |
The Soviet captain has a brogue. I'm okay with it. Sue me.
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For all its flaws, it still holds water.
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Exciting submarine adventure w/Connery, Baldwin
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3/5 |
Regressive old-fashioned thriller of a sort that mostly died out 20 years earlier.
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Delivers its share of honest to goodness thrills. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Solid if somewhat staid adaptation of the Clancy book.
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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 |
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