2016 · 107 min · PG-13

Deepwater Horizon

Name: Deepwater Horizon
Genre: Drama, Action
Released: 2016
Duration: 107 min
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, John Malkovich, Gina Rodriguez, Dylan O'Brien

Directed by Peter Berg · Drama, Action

Deepwater Horizon (2016) is a Drama film, directed by Peter Berg set in Louisiana and Gulf of Mexico during the 2010s. It runs 107 minutes and is rated PG-13.

A disaster and survival, with a tense and bleak tone. Themes of survival and greed & ambition run throughout.

Composer

Steve Jablonsky

Cinematography

Enrique Chediak

Cast

Mark WahlbergKurt RussellJohn MalkovichGina RodriguezDylan O'BrienKate HudsonJ.D. EvermoreEthan Suplee

The world of this film

Setting

Where

LouisianaGulf of Mexico

Setting

Coastal Sea

When

2010s

Premise & themes

Premise

Disaster Survival

Themes

Survival Greed & Ambition

Tone

TenseBleak

Shape

Protagonist

Ensemble

Pacing

Propulsive

Based on

True Story

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Deepwater Horizon

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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