Below

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Below

R,

2002,

1h 45m,

Mystery & Thriller

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64%

67 Reviews

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44%

5,000+ Ratings

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On what should be a routine rescue mission during World War II, the American submarine, USS Tiger Shark, picks up three survivors on a downed British hospital ship. With the crew trapped together in the sub's narrow corridors and constricted spaces, the unexpected visitors seem to spark a series of chilling, otherworldly occurrences.

Critics Consensus

Below is a creepy, claustrophobic exercise in style.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Jun 19, 2003

3/4

His Below is one of the scariest, most intense ghostly tales in a long time. Yet the ghost in question hardly lifts a finger and the unhinged human protagonists do most of the damage.

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Eleanor Ringel Cater

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Nov 4, 2002

B

The film has enough spooky momentum and good actors to keep it going.

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Desson Thomson

Washington Post

Oct 18, 2002

An enjoyable, if occasionally flawed, experiment.

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Emma Wolfe

SpookyAstronauts

May 11, 2021

5/10

If you're into thrillers - late 90s early 2000s, obviously - this one is definitely for you.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Sep 25, 2020

7/10

A mystery is also afoot (relying far too heavily on flashbacks), to impart purpose to the haunting, but it's the general mood that is most compelling.

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

Apr 29, 2009

We get the sense that Twohy wants to push this movie to the limits but eases up in the last minutes and tends to resort to old horror clichs...

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Anakin R

Oct 10, 2018

A good submarine horror/thriller... not outstanding, but not bad either. It's not a complete horror, but there are definitely horror themes prevalent throughout the movie, not to mention a supernatural presence. Bruce Greenwood does great in his role as the sub's Captain who slowly loses his mind as the movie wears on. I found Olivia Williams to be quite irritating for most of the movie before she (obviously) saves the day (you could see that coming from a mile away). The horror elements were fun, being creepy, dark and suspenseful. I wouldn't recommend this movie if you're looking for a good Friday night movie, but if it's a rainy Sunday afternoon this will do the trick.

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Abraham P

Oct 7, 2017

It's crazy that critics hated this movie, and the audience score is way off too. Suspense, action, spookiness, horror--it's all there. The plot, acting, directing, cinematography, special effects are all very good--especially compared to many other films with much higher ratings. Any more detail would entail spoilers, but I will say this: War, submarine, intrigue, ghosts/sci-fy, guilt, tragedy...all as well-done as any B+ film in its genre. I give it a solid B+...85%.

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Han S

Aug 16, 2017

Not scary, the visual effects are out-dated already and I do not understand the antagonists intentions or even what the intentions are. I am not even sure who's the antagonist.

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Kylo W

Aug 16, 2017

The plot is already stupid, but add a thriller with no thrills and no logic makes it a movie that misses its mark by a mile.

Hagrid P

Apr 28, 2017

A nice and effective mix of genres in this well done film.

Hagrid W

May 1, 2016

Twohy does a great job (mainly in the first hour) in slowly building an absorbing mystery in this claustrophobic mix of horror and war movie (like Das Boot meets The Shining), even if later on it is weakened by stupid plot holes and a silly attempt to sound profound in the end.

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Synopsis

On what should be a routine rescue mission during World War II, the American submarine, USS Tiger Shark, picks up three survivors on a downed British hospital ship. With the crew trapped together in the sub's narrow corridors and constricted spaces, the unexpected visitors seem to spark a series of chilling, otherworldly occurrences.

Director: David Twohy
Producer: Sue Baden-Powell, Darren Aronofsky, Eric Watson
Screenwriter: Darren Aronofsky, Lucas Sussman, David Twohy
Production Co: Dimension Films, Protozoa Pictures
Rating: R (Some Violence|Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 11, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $589.4K
Runtime: 1h 45m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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