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K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) a score of 2.6643 out of 4

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Boxoffice Magazine

"K-19" romanticizes the crew of Soviet military men who averted a nuclear disaster in 1961 aboard their submarine. Based on the real-life incident, the story follows the U-boat as it sets out into the North Atlantic under the command of the unyielding...read the complete K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) review at Boxoffice Magazine

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Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

I had an anecdote written for the opening paragraph of this review, but after reading it, I decided that it spoiled the movie somewhat. Many viewers will probably be so wholly unfamiliar with the real-life events of the voyage of the K-19 that even if I w...read the complete K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

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Entertainment Insiders (Ed Malinowski)

Considering the infamous submarine movies of the past -- such as Crimson Tide, The Hunt for Red October, and Das Boot -- it becomes perplexing how anything new or innovative can be added to the genre. And while Kathryn Bigelow’s K-19: The Widowmaker is...read the complete K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) review at Entertainment Insiders (Ed Malinowski)