IMDb 7.1 2016 HD

Deepwater Horizon

Deepwater Horizon

2016
Action Drama
107 min PG-13 USA
6.893 / 10
7.1 IMDB

A story set on the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, which exploded during April 2010 and created the worst oil spill in U.S. history.

Personnel // Cast & Crew

Director Peter Berg / Alexander B. Hill / Sam Sullivan / Dug Rotstein / Cliff Lanning
Starring
Mark Wahlberg / Kurt Russell / John Malkovich / Gina Rodriguez / Dylan O'Brien / Kate Hudson / J.D. Evermore / Ethan Suplee

How Viewers Describe This Film

Common themes and sentiments

intense harrowing visceral gripping tragic factual intense realistic powerful cautionary dramatic suspenseful

Reviews

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Brenda Davies
Apr 17, 2026
3.5 / 5
3.5

This film is a visceral and intense journey into the heart of the Deepwater Horizon disaster. It does an admirable job of humanising the crew, making their fight for survival all the more impactful. Mark Wahlberg grounds the…

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Alistair Finch
Apr 17, 2026
3.0 / 5
3.0

Deepwater Horizon offers a solid, if somewhat formulaic, portrayal of a real-life tragedy. The film succeeds in generating suspense as it chronicles the events leading up to the explosion, and the subsequent escape sequences are undeniably tense. Mark…

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Sophia Chen
Apr 17, 2026
4.5 / 5
4.5

A masterclass in disaster filmmaking, Deepwater Horizon plunges the audience directly into the heart of the 2010 catastrophe. The technical precision in recreating the rig and the sheer force of the explosion is breathtakingly realised. Mark Wahlberg provides…

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Marcus Bellwether
Apr 17, 2026
3.5 / 5
3.5

Deepwater Horizon delivers a robust and often nail-biting recreation of the infamous oil rig explosion. The performances, particularly from Kurt Russell and Gina Rodriguez, lend significant weight to the human element amidst the chaos. The film effectively builds…

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Eleanor Vance
Apr 17, 2026
4.0 / 5
4.0

This is a harrowing, often terrifying, account of the Deepwater Horizon disaster. The film excels in its depiction of the escalating crisis, making the technical jargon and the sheer scale of the inferno palpable. Mark Wahlberg anchors the…

FAQs

Deepwater Horizon adopts a tone of urgent, high-stakes survival thriller, blended with a docudrama sensibility. It strives for a grounded realism in depicting the technical aspects of the rig and the chaos of the explosion. The film balances moments of human drama and camaraderie among the crew with the relentless, terrifying progression of the disaster.