Underwater (2020)
7 miles below the ocean surface something has awakened
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.
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| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 8 January 2020 |
| Genre | Horror, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure |
| Director | William Eubank |
| Starring | Kristen Stewart, Vincent Cassel and Mamoudou Athie |
| Runtime | 95 min |
| Rated | PG-13 |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes 47% · Rotten Tomatoes (average) 5.3/10 · Metacritic 48/100 · TMDB users 6.3/10 |
| Budget | $65 million |
| Box office | $41 million worldwide |
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What kind of watch this is
Underwater is a 2020 horror film that mixes science fiction and action. An earthquake destroys an underwater station, forcing six researchers to navigate two miles along the ocean floor. It runs 95 minutes, which is a long time to spend in the dark. William Eubank directs it, with Kristen Stewart, Vincent Cassel, and Mamoudou Athie in the lead roles.
What the critics said
Rotten Tomatoes settled on a 49% approval rating, a number that feels about right for a film where the ocean is the main antagonist. Metacritic scored it 48, which critics file under mixed or average. The consensus notes that strong casting and stylish direction cannot fix a story that feels like a rerun. Owen Gleiberman called it "boredom in Sensurround," a phrase that captures the frustration of being entertained by nothing. John DeFore found the creature design effective, though the ensemble lacked the chemistry of its predecessors. Audiences gave it a C, which is polite for a movie that mostly wants to scare you with a vacuum cleaner.
How it did with audiences
The budget hit $65 million, but the worldwide total landed at $41 million, a gap that makes the accounting department wince. In the United States, it pulled in $17 million. TMDB users rate it 6.3 out of 10. It opened at $7 million and then fell 48% in its second weekend. A Tuesday night in January, it was just another number falling off a chart.
What came next for the cast
Kristen Stewart moved from the quiet intensity of Into the Wild to the sharp, contemporary gaze of Spencer and Crimes of the Future. Vincent Cassel swapped the sleek heist mechanics of Ocean’s Twelve for the slapstick chaos of the Asterix sequels. Mamoudou Athie, fresh from the indie charm of Unicorn Store, landed in the massive spectacle of Jurassic World Dominion. The credits show a scattering of genres rather than a single trajectory. One cannot prove the connection, but the map is certainly less linear than the previous decade suggested.
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Sources
- Underwater on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q33105130 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “Underwater (film)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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