K-19: The Widowmaker

Arctic waters. Summer. A metallic ping. Reactor issues imperil the K-19. As the vessel lists, officers weigh the odds of survival versus all-out nuclear war. Bigelow's submarine thriller is a pressure-cooker.

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Kathryn Bigelow directed K-19: The Widowmaker in 2002. See Kathryn Bigelow's full filmography, where to start with Kathryn Bigelow, or where to go after you've seen everything by Kathryn Bigelow.

K-19: The Widowmaker was released in 2002 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 138 minutes.