Dead Calm
Directed by Phillip Noyce
When a veteran sailor and his wife rescue the half-delirious sole survivor of a crippled schooner on a dead-calm ocean, the skeptical husband rows to the disabled boat and finds a horrifying sight. Turning back to his own ship, he sees her racing away--with his wife on board--starting a desperate cat-and-mouse game on the high seas.
When a veteran sailor and his wife rescue the half-delirious sole survivor of a crippled schooner on a dead-calm ocean, the skeptical husband rows to the disabled boat and finds a horrifying sight.
Cast: Nichole Kidman, Sam Neil
Member Reviews
I disagree with reviews questioning whether this belongs in the horror genre. The setup is terrifying and dread-filled. One of the final scenes [SPOILER] when she's washing her hair, I literally felt my stomach sink like few horror movies achieve. The ending kill was awesome too (especially for slasher fans), but it happened so quickly and effortlessly that it was almost comical, especially after a long survival struggle leading up to it--this caused it to lose one skull.
Good…but why is this movie considered horror?
very unsettling and tense.
SPOILER handle that nicole kidman couldn't just take charge and kill the guy
I remember when this movie first came out. I thought it was a great thriller. An amazing cast: Sam Neil, an unknown Nicole Kidman and Billy Zane when he had hair.