When a launch order arrives half-garbled, a rigid submarine captain must face down his own executive officer before it’s too late.

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When a garbled order leaves a nuclear launch command in doubt, in a world where a rogue faction threatens global war, a rigid submarine captain unwilling to question his own authority must face down his own executive officer, before one of them is forced to fire on a false alarm.

Film: Crimson Tide · Writer(s): Michael Schiffer, Richard P. Henrick · Director: Tony Scott · Year: 1995