Dead Calm (1989)
Directed by Phillip Noyce · 96 min · Thriller, Drama, Horror
50.2 TOPICAL score · #1,911 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →An Australian couple takes a sailing trip in the Pacific to get over the recent loss of their son. While on the open sea, they come across a sinking ship with one survivor who is not at all what he seems.
Dead Calm (1989, directed by Phillip Noyce) has a TOPICAL score of 50.2 - ranked 1,911 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast, and lowest on audience. It won 4 awards from 8 nominations, including the AACTA Award for Best Cinematography. Critics: 84% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 70. Audiences: TMDB 6.6/10 (869 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 33 languages.
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- Critics84% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 70
- AudienceTMDB 6.6/10 (869 ratings)
- Awards4 wins, 8 nominations - incl. AACTA Award for Best Cinematography; AACTA Award for Best Editing; AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 33 languages
- Still read31,037 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Nicole Kidman (actor #77), Sam Neill (actor #331), Billy Zane (actor #778), George Shevtsov
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