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Race Against Time Heroic Mission Battles Danger Heroes Military Rescue Survival more...
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Action Drama War
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World War 2
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Submarine Ocean or Sea
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Boys' Night
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U-571, 2000

Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel

Directed by: Jonathan Mostow

Written by: Jonathan Mostow

Language: English, German

Country: France, USA

Runtime: 116 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:6.5

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The mood of U-571 is exciting, suspenseful, and rough. The plot centers around battles, a race against time, and a heroic mission. It is a drama, action, and war movie. In approach, U-571 is serious and realistic. It takes place, at least partly, in a submarine and in an ocean or sea. The movie is known for being an Oscar winner. U-571 is especially suggested for a boys' night. Note that it includes mild violent content.

Summary of U-571

Faithful to the conventions of the World War II genre, Mostow's (BREAKDOWN) submarine thriller pays earnest homage to the pluck and determination of ordinary people forced to overcome extraordinary odds. The mostly young and inexperienced crew of the S-33 is deployed on a top secret, high-priority mission to intercept a disabled German u-boat (the titular U-571) and capture the ship's encryption system--the Enigma--in order to crack the Nazi's communication codes and hasten an allied victory in the North Atlantic. Racing against a German rescue effort, the S-33 stages a daring raid on the U-571. But after capturing the U-571, the Americans find themselves its prisoner as they must pilot the leaky, disabled vessel through hostile enemy waters. McConaughey (EDTV, DAZED AND CONFUSED) leads a strong cast (Keitel - HOLY SMOKE, Paxton - A SIMPLE PLAN) in this fast-paced, tense, submarine adventure.

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Language:	English, German
Country:	France, USA
Release date:	17 April 2000
Runtime:	116 min

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Matthew McConaughey

as Lt. Andrew Tyler, Executive Officer

Bill Paxton

as Lt. Cmdr. Mike Dahlgren

Harvey Keitel

as CPO Henry Klough

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San Francisco Chronicle

Two hours of nonstop, nail-biting tension and anxiety. Full Review

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by: Mick LaSalle

Film.com

Highly enjoyable. Full Review

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by: Robert Horton

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As an Englishman I'm glad that Hollywood made it clear that the movie was dramatic, rather than a dramatic telling of historically accurate events. The director's intent of drawing you in really worked because of the up-close-and-personal camera... Read and rate it

19.March.2009
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by: Tygger2512
Tygger2512 rated this movie8/10Great

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