An Australian couple takes a sailing trip in the Pacific to get over the recent loss of their son. While on the open sea, they come across a sinking ship with one survivor who is not at all what he seems.
Dead Calm has generally received positive reviews.
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Review of Dead Calm (1989)
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By Chuck O'leary (376) for Fantastica Daily (363) on 07 Oct 2005
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Dead Calm was released in 1989 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 394 reviews, giving Dead Calm (1989) an average rating of 68%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 84%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 72%. Professional critics were more impressed with Dead Calm than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 68%, Dead Calm is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1989, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 1989 with similar scores include films like Uncle Buck and Shirley Valentine.
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