Crimson Tide (1995)

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Danger runs deep.

After the Cold War, a breakaway Russian republic with nuclear warheads becomes a possible worldwide threat. U.S. submarine Capt. Frank Ramsey signs on a relatively green but highly recommended Lt. Cmdr. Ron Hunter to the USS Alabama, which may be the only ship able to stop a possible Armageddon. When Ramsey insists that the Alabama must act aggressively, Hunter, fearing they will start rather than stop a disaster, leads a potential mutiny to stop him.

• Released: 1995-05-12
• Genres: Thriller, Action, Drama, War
• Runtime: 1h 56m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 2,075 votes

Directed by Tony Scott.

Top cast

• Denzel Washington as Lt. Commander Ronald "Ron" Hunter
• Gene Hackman as Captain Franklin "Frank" Ramsey
• Matt Craven as Lt. Roy Zimmer
• George Dzundza as Chief of the Boat Cob
• Viggo Mortensen as Lt. Peter 'Weps' Ince
• James Gandolfini as Lt. Robert 'Bobby' Dougherty
• Rocky Carroll as Lt. Darik Westergard
• Jaime Gomez as Officer of the Deck Mahoney
• Michael Milhoan as Chief of the Watch Hunsicker
• Scott Burkholder as Tactical Supervising Officer Billy Linkletter

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Crimson Tide

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, MGM Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Disney Plus, Hollywood Suite, Hollywood Suite Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Disney Plus; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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