U-571 (2000)
71%RT Audience Score: 62%
Awards & Nominations: Won 1 Oscar
4 wins & 10 nominations total
Excellent cinematography and an interesting plot accompanied by a talented cast and crew make U-571 a tense thriller
U-571 is like a rollercoaster ride, but instead of loops and drops, you get explosions and torpedoes. It’s a classic war movie that will have you on the edge of your seat, even if it’s not the most historically accurate. The action scenes are intense and visually stunning, but you might want to invest in a good sound system to fully appreciate the experience. Overall, it’s a fun and thrilling ride that will leave you feeling like you just survived a submarine attack.
Production Company(ies)
Strike Entertainment, New Amsterdam Entertainment, Metropolitan Filmexport
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for war violence
Year of Release
2000
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:DTS Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:2.35 : 1
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Runtime:1h 56m
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Language(s):English, German
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Apr 21, 2000 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 11, 2008
Genre(s)
Mystery & thriller
Keyword(s)
starring Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel, Jon Bon Jovi, Jake Weber, David Keith, directed by Jonathan Mostow, written by Jonathan Mostow, Sam Montgomery, David Ayer, produced by Dino De Laurentiis, Martha De Laurentiis, Mystery & Thriller, PG-13, box office gross $77.1M, budget, reviewed by Nell Minow, Louis B Parks, Tom Tunney, Marc Savlov, Mick LaSalle, George Perry, Eddie Harrison, Tony Black, John A Nesbit, Peter Canavese, Bob Grimm, Rob Gonsalves, Enigma decoder, World War II, submarine, American Navy, German U-boat, naval backup, Lieutenant Andrew Tyler, Lieutenant Commander Mike Dahlgren, Chief Klough, Lt Pete Emmett, Lt Hirsch, Marine Major Coonan, Dolby Stereo, DTS, SDDS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Worldwide gross: $127,666,415
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $221,426,644
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 644
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 24,146,853
US/Canada gross: $77,122,415
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $133,762,333
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 568
US/Canada opening weekend: $19,553,310
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $33,913,569
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 386
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $62,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $107,533,778
Production budget ranking: 367
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $57,906,939
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $55,985,927
ROI to date (est.): 34%
ROI ranking: 1,226
Bill Paxton – Lt. Commander Mike Dahlgren
Harvey Keitel – Chief Klough
Jon Bon Jovi – Lt. Pete Emmett
Jake Weber – Lt. Hirsch
David Keith – Marine Major Coonan
Jonathan Mostow – Director, Writer
Dino De Laurentiis – Producer
Martha De Laurentiis – Producer
Sam Montgomery – Writer
David Ayer – Writer
Director(s)
Jonathan Mostow
Writer(s)
Jonathan Mostow, Jonathan Mostow, Sam Montgomery, David Ayer
Producer(s)
Dino De Laurentiis, Martha De Laurentiis
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Won 1 Oscar
4 wins & 10 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Best Achievement in Sound Editing Winners, Oscar Nominees, Oscar Winners
All Critics (117) | Top Critics (37) | Fresh (79) | Rotten (38)
A very tense and exciting war movie.
December 29, 2010 | Rating: 4/5
Nell Minow
Common Sense Media
TOP CRITIC
It’s a wham-bam bumpy ride, great fun in the old-fashioned war movie tradition.
July 21, 2005 | Rating: B
Louis B. Parks
Houston Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
Sharply edited and vigorously directed and performed.
December 2, 2002
Tom Tunney
Sight & Sound
TOP CRITIC
For all its realistic bluster, feels vaguely hollow.
November 24, 2002 | Rating: 2.5/5
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
If watching a two-hour submarine movie is this nerve-shattering, imagine what the real thing must have been like.
June 18, 2002 | Rating: 4/4
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
Alas, it’s a noisy, cliche-ridden, incomprehensible mess.
April 17, 2001 | Rating: 2/5
George Perry
BBC.com
TOP CRITIC
U-571 is junk as history; as a mindless Saturday night action flick, its pretty good
April 26, 2022 | Rating: 3/5
Eddie Harrison
film-authority.com
Well-executed but troubling wartime historical revisionism.
February 15, 2021 | Rating: 2/5
Tony Black
Cultural Conversation
… more like a Star Trek television episode
August 7, 2013 | Rating: C
John A. Nesbit
Old School Reviews
[Both] a rousing action thriller…[and] near-parody of the rah-rah American military adventures that filled screens in the ’40s and ’50s. [Blu-Ray]
August 20, 2008 | Rating: 2.5/4
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews
Delivers action scenes that are both visually dynamic and highly suspenseful.
August 7, 2008 | Rating: 4/5
Bob Grimm
Sacramento News & Review
I’ve never seen a movie as dependent on a fancy sound system.
July 25, 2007 | Rating: 2/5
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com…
Plot
In the midst of World War II, the battle below the seas rages. The Nazis have the upper edge as the Allies are unable to crack their war codes. That is, until a wrecked U-boat sends out an SOS signal, and the Allies realize this is their chance to seize the ‘enigma coding machine’. But masquerading as Nazis and taking over the U-boat is the smallest of their problems. The action really begins when they get stranded on the U-boat.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
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