Hunter Killer (film)

Hunter Killer
Hunter Killer
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Donovan Marsh
Screenplay by	Arne Schmidt; Jamie Moss;
Based on	Firing Point; by Don Keith; George Wallace;
Produced by	Neal H. Moritz; Toby Jaffe; Gerard Butler; Alan Siegel; Tucker Tooley; Mark Gill; John Thompson; Matt O'Toole; Les Weldon;
Starring	Gerard Butler; Gary Oldman; Common; Linda Cardellini; Toby Stephens;
Cinematography	Tom Marais
Edited by	Michael J. Duthie
Music by	Trevor Morris
Production; companies	Millennium Media; Original Film; G-BASE; Relativity Media; Tucker Tooley Entertainment;
Distributed by	Summit Premiere (through Lionsgate)
Release date	October 26, 2018 (United States);
Running time	121 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English; Russian
Budget	$40 million
Box office	$31.7 million

Hunter Killer is a 2018 American action thriller film starring Gerard Butler and Gary Oldman. Based on the 2012 novel Firing Point by Don Keith and George Wallace, the film follows a submarine crew and a group of United States Navy SEALs who rescue the captured Russian President from a coup. Directed by Donovan Marsh and written by Arne Schmidt and Jamie Moss, it features Michael Nyqvist (in his penultimate film role), Common, Linda Cardellini and Toby Stephens in supporting roles.

Hunter Killer was released in the United States on October 26, 2018, by Summit Premiere. The film bombed at the box-office and received mixed reviews from critics, who saw it as "an undemanding, by-the-numbers actioner".