After the Cold War, a breakaway Russian republic with nuclear warheads becomes a possible worldwide threat. U.S. submarine Capt. Frank Ramsey signs on a relatively green but highly recommended Lt. Cmdr. Ron Hunter to the USS Alabama, which may be the only ship able to stop a possible Armageddon. When Ramsey insists that the Alabama must act aggressively, Hunter, fearing they will start rather than stop a disaster, leads a potential mutiny to stop him.
Nominated for 3 Oscars. 5 wins & 9 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
This is a boy's movie all the way.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009
rotten:
Isn't there something awfully satisfying about the throbbing missiles and cathartic explosions that constitute this film's main excitement? Maybe so, but nothing else here delivers a comparable thrill.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
Crimson Tide has everything you could want from an action thriller and a few other things you usually can't hope to expect.
– Mick LaSalle,
San Francisco Chronicle,
18 Jun 2002
fresh:
Nope, this picture doesn't bear thinking about, but, if you resist that nasty temptation, setting all your mental gauges at Dead Slow, the flow of the action will see you through.
– Rick Groen,
Globe and Mail,
12 Apr 2002
fresh:
If ever a picture crackled, Crimson Tide fits the description.