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6.5/10 • 1.2K

2000-04-201h 56m

WarActionAdventure

Heroes are ordinary men who do extraordinary things in extraordinary times.

In the midst of World War II, the battle under the sea rages and the Nazis have the upper hand as the Allies are unable to crack their war codes. However, after a wrecked U-boat sends out an SOS signal, the Allies realise this is their chance to seize the 'enigma coding machine'.

Directors
Jonathan Mostow
Editors
Wayne Wahrman

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Matthew McConaughey

    Matthew McConaughey

    Lt. Andrew Tyler

  2. Bill Paxton

    Bill Paxton

    Lt. Cmdr. Mike Dahlgren

  3. Harvey Keitel

    Harvey Keitel

    CPO Henry Klough

  4. Jon Bon Jovi

    Jon Bon Jovi

    Lt. Pete Emmett

  5. David Keith

    David Keith

    Maj. Matthew Coonen

  6. Thomas Kretschmann

    Thomas Kretschmann

    Capt. Lt. Gunther Wassner

  7. Jake Weber

    Jake Weber

    Lt. Hirsch

  8. Jack Noseworthy

    Jack Noseworthy

    Bill Wentz

  9. Tom Guiry

    Tom Guiry

    Ted Trigger Fitzgerald

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John Chard

Jun 23, 2015

6/10

Can you forgive the film makers their sins? Once in a while there comes a time when a film lover has their patience snapped, that we can't surely accept in this instance that poetic license is OK as an excuse purely for Hollywood to make a piece of entertainment. U-571 pretty much rips up the history books for its own ends, something that would see even the film makers themselves bow their heads during the years that followed. However... As a drama - cum - thriller, Jonathan Mostow's film is top end. There's some iffy acting in the support slots, but the production is still excellently put together. Suspense down below in the submarine is high anxiety, the tactics of war in the Atlantic superbly written, while the finale face off is edge of the seat gripping. It's these things that has let U-571 gain decent ratings on the main internet movie sites. Taken as a piece of Hollywood guff, it's a rocking war movie, one that also sounds absolutely tremendous through home cinema systems. As long as you accept it as guff - regardless of your nationality, then there is a great time to be had. But just as with films like Braveheart, do familiarise yourselves with the facts afterwards. 6/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$62,000,000.00
Revenue
$127,700,000.00
Keywords
missionsubmarineworld war iinorth atlanticenigma machineadoring