The Hunt for Red October

The Hunt for Red October

Action • PG-13 • 1990 • 2 hr 15 min

7.2

7.5

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!

Starring

Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Sam Neill, James Earl Jones

Directed By

Written By

Larry Ferguson, Donald Stewart

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Genre

Action Thriller Adventure

Release Date

March 2, 1990

User Reviews

One of my favorite war films to watch! A must watch anytime you have!

A slow-burn thriller with great turns from Connery and Baldwin

Great adaptation of the classic story of retribution and alliance.

Exciting thrill ride with twists and turns along the way. The supporting cast is amazing and everything looks and feels real.

Fantastic and suspenseful game of cat and mouse. John McTiernan always delivers a fun watch.

Tyler Edwin Nestor

Action packed, well acted and impressively edited.

The action scenes are painfully bad. The 3rd act suffers a lot from that. That aside, good movie.

Can't tell you the amount of times I've seen this. Excellent movie! Well worth the time to sit and enjoy.

Heart-pumping tension as lines are drawn

This film perfectly captures the tension and the thrill of the hunt. Excellent and faithful rendition of Clancy's novel of the same name.

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7.2 – Based on 8.9k ratings

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The Hunt for Red October

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!

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