The Hunt for Red October
A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius. The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. Lone CIA analyst Jack Ryan has a different idea: he thinks Ramius is planning to defect, but he has only a few hours to find him and prove it - because the entire Russian naval and air commands are trying to find Ramius, too. The hunt is on!
At a glance
Countries
United States of America
Ratings
TMDB users
7.4/10
3,620 votes
IMDb
7.5/10
Users
Critics
88%Rotten Tomatoes
58Metacritic
Rating consensus
74/100 blend
Sources: TMDB · IMDb · Rotten Tomatoes · Metacritic
Warm reception overall — weighted ~74/100 across 4 rating sources. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Sean Connery
Capt. 1st Marko Ramius
Alec Baldwin
Dr. Jack Ryan
Scott Glenn
CDR Bart Mancuso (USS Dallas)
Sam Neill
Capt. 2nd Vasily Borodin
James Earl Jones
Vice ADM James Greer
Joss Ackland
Ambassador Andrei Lysenko
Richard Jordan
Dr. Jeffrey Pelt, National Security Advisor
Peter Firth
Capt. 2nd Ivan Putin (Political Officer, Red October)
Tim Curry
Dr. Yevgeni Petrov (Red October)
Courtney B. Vance
Petty Officer Ronald 'Jonesy' Jones (USS Dallas)
Stellan Skarsgård
Capt. 2nd Viktor Tupolev (V.K. Konovalov)
Jeffrey Jones
Skip Tyler
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