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Underwater

Underwater

Horror · Science Fiction · Action · 2020

After an earthquake destroys their underwater station, six researchers must navigate two miles along the dangerous, unknown depths of the ocean floor to make it to safety in a race against time.

Movie details

Underwater

“7 miles below the ocean surface something has awakened”

2020 Horror · Science Fiction · Action 1h 35m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

5.9 / 10

106.1K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

48 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

48 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.3 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

After an earthquake destroys their underwater station, six researchers must navigate two miles along the dangerous, unknown depths of the ocean floor to make it to safety in a race against time.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Underwater?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

William Eubank

Written by

Adam Cozad · Brian Duffield

Kristen Stewart

Kristen Stewart

Norah Price

Vincent Cassel

Vincent Cassel

Captain Lucien

Mamoudou Athie

Mamoudou Athie

Rodrigo Nagenda

T.J. Miller

T.J. Miller

Paul Abel

John Gallagher Jr.

John Gallagher Jr.

Liam Smith

Jessica Henwick

Jessica Henwick

Emily Haversham

Gunner Wright

Gunner Wright

Lee Miller

Court is in session

Put Underwater on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Momentum is a formal choice.”

The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Speed as an alibi.”

The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.