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Dead Calm

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Dead Calm
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R,1hr 37min
Genre:
Action
Released:
April 1, 1989
Director:
Phillip Noyce
Distributor:
Warner Home Video
Starring:
Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman, Billy Zane  ...more
Synopsis: Grieving over the death of their son, a married couple decide to take a long yachting trip for relaxation's sake. Their journey takes a dark turn, however, when they rescue a young man from a drifting vessel. The couple soon discover that the other ship's crew had been brutally murdered by their new passenger, and find themselves in a battle of wits against this violent sociopath. Interestingly, a previous attempt had been made at adapting the novel that inspired this film by none other than Orson ... Full Synopsis
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Michael Hastings, AMG Review
Though it's no Knife in the Water, director Phillip Noyce's tense, visceral '80s thriller injects a much-needed claustrophobic jolt into the standard yuppies-in-danger plotline that seemed to be in such abundance in the late '80s and early '90s (see also Pacific Heights and The Hand That Rocks the Cradle). The pulpy influence of director George Miller can be felt in every frame of Dead Calm, from the ... Full Review
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Sam Neill
John Ingram
Nicole Kidman
Rae Ingram
Billy Zane
Hughie Warriner
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