The Hunt for Red October (1990)
“Invisible. Silent. Stolen.”
Movie19902h 15mEnglish
Our verdict
Worth watching
Well received by most viewers.
Based on the TMDB audience score from 3,764 ratings.
Movie review: The Hunt for Red October
The Hunt for Red October is a film from 1990. It is catalogued under Action, Thriller. Its listed tagline is “Invisible. Silent. Stolen.”
Story
A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius. The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. Lone CIA analyst Jack Ryan has a different idea: he thinks Ramius is planning to defect, but he has only a few hours to find him and prove it - because the entire Russian naval and air commands are trying to find Ramius, too. The hunt is on!
Audience reaction
TMDB records an audience rating of 7.4/10 based on 3,764 votes.
Production
Release date: March 2, 1990 · Runtime: 135 minutes · Original language: English · Reported budget: $30,000,000 · Reported revenue: $200,512,643
Official trailer
Cast
Sean ConneryCapt. 1st Marko Ramius
Alec BaldwinDr. Jack Ryan
Scott GlennCDR Bart Mancuso (USS Dallas)
Sam NeillCapt. 2nd Vasily Borodin
James Earl JonesVice ADM James Greer
Joss AcklandAmbassador Andrei Lysenko
Richard JordanDr. Jeffrey Pelt, National Security Advisor
Peter FirthCapt. 2nd Ivan Putin (Political Officer, Red October)
Tim CurryDr. Yevgeni Petrov (Red October)
Courtney B. VancePetty Officer Ronald 'Jonesy' Jones (USS Dallas)
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