The tragic Deepwater Horizon explosion was depicted in the 2016 movie by the same name ...

The film is based on the 2010 disaster that took place in the Gulf of Mexico.

André Joseph is a movie features writer at Collider. Born and raised in New York City, he graduated from Emerson College with a Bachelor's Degree in Film. He freelances as an independent filmmaker, ...

Deepwater Horizon — the new Mark Wahlberg disaster film—has the look and feel of a typical movie in the genre: big explosions, a dramatic score and a hero stepping in to protect the other characters.

Ten years after the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, the biggest oil spill in US history, coastal communities and ecosystems are still grappling with its effects. Explosions at the drilling rig off the ...

On paper, Deepwater Horizon isn’t an easy sell. A made-in-Hollywood disaster flick about a real disaster that killed 11 men and led to the one of the world’s biggest environmental catastrophes doesn’t ...

But, unlike many films based on true events, Deepwater Horizon actually stays remarkably close to real life. The film chronicles the last moments on the drilling rig for which the movie is named in ...