Hunt for Red October, The

Hunt for Red October, The

1990

Red alert! All hell breaks loose when the Red October -- a Soviet nuclear submarine headed toward American waters -- abruptly drops off U.S. scanners. But as the Yanks scramble to take defensive steps, astute CIA analyst Jack Ryan (Alec Baldwin) convinces the bigwigs that the sub's renegade commander (Sean Connery) has something other than a first strike in mind. A perilous cat-and-mouse game ensues in this taut technothriller.

Invisible. Silent. Stolen.

JBscale
78
Very Good

Film Detail

Genre
Military and War - Action
Length
2 hrs. 15 mins.
US Theatrical Release
March 2, 1990
US Box Office
$120,709,868 (#623 of 7372)
Global Office
$200,512,643 (#863 of 4299)
Rating
PG
Parental Guidance Suggested
Violence

Collection Detail

Edition
Digital Only
Resolution | Digital Platform
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.35:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Paramount
Released
July 29, 2008
Acquired Date
July 15, 2012
Times Seen
3 Times
Last Watched
August 4, 2010

Actors

Sean Connery
Sean Connery
Alec Baldwin
Alec Baldwin
Scott Glenn
Scott Glenn
Sam Neill
Sam Neill
James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones
Joss Ackland
Joss Ackland
Courtney B. Vance
Courtney B. Vance
Tim Curry
Tim Curry
Stellan Skarsgård
Stellan Skarsgård
Jeffrey Jones
Jeffrey Jones
Fred Dalton Thompson
Fred Dalton Thompson
Peter Firth
Peter Firth
Richard Jordan
Richard Jordan
Timothy Carhart
Timothy Carhart
Larry Ferguson
Larry Ferguson
Daniel Davis
Daniel Davis
Ned Vaughn
Ned Vaughn
Anthony Peck
Anthony Peck
Ronald Guttman
Ronald Guttman
Tomas Arana
Tomas Arana
Sven-Ole Thorsen
Sven-Ole Thorsen
Boris Lee Krutonog
Boris Lee Krutonog
Michael Welden
Michael Welden
Artur Cybulski
Artur Cybulski
Michael George Benko
Michael George Benko

Directors

John McTiernan
John McTiernan

Producers

Mace Neufeld
Mace Neufeld

Writers

Larry Ferguson
Larry Ferguson
Donald Stewart
Donald Stewart

Awards & Accolades

  • 1990 Oscar : Sound Effects Editing

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User Reviews

  • 3.16.2007 by patrick (8/10)
  • 3.16.2007 by biglummox (8/10)

Ratings

JB Users
80
Excellent
RT Fresh
88%
Tomatometer
76 votes
RT Fresh Certified
88%
Popcornmeter
4,606 votes
METASCORE
58
17 votes
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
220,310 votes

Tags

  1. Jack Ryan Series

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media