Movie

Dead Calm

“High seas. Deep terror. Try to stay calm.”

★ 6.6(825)19891h 36m

Dead Calm is available to rent or buy on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store in Mexico. It isn't on a subscription streaming service there yet. Availability checked 10 June 2026.

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Director: Phillip Noyce
Release date: 1989-04-07
Runtime: 1h 36m
Language: English
Box office: $7,825,000
Budget: $10,400,000
Status: Released
Country: Australia
Studio: Kennedy Miller Productions

Dead Calm — trailer

About Dead Calm

Dead Calm is a 1989 movie in the Thriller and Horror genres, directed by Phillip Noyce, starring Nicole Kidman, Sam Neill and Billy Zane. It has a runtime of 1 hour 36 minutes. It holds an average rating of 6.6/10 from 825 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Dead Calm in Mexico — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

An Australian couple takes a sailing trip in the Pacific to get over the recent loss of their son. While on the open sea, they come across a sinking ship with one survivor who is not at all what he seems.

Cast

Nicole Kidman

Rae Ingram

Sam Neill

John Ingram

Billy Zane

Hughie Warriner

George Shevtsov

Doctor

Rod Mullinar

Russell Bellows

Joshua Tilden

Danny

Michael Long

Specialist Doctor

Lisa Collins

'Orpheus' Cruise Girl

Paula Hudson-Brinkley

'Orpheus' Cruise Girl

Sharon Cook

'Orpheus' Cruise Girl

Malinda Rutter

'Orpheus' Cruise Girl

Themes & keywords

australiasense of guilttoxicationloss of loved oneshipwrecksailing tripcar crashhome invasionkilling a dogsinking boatsail boatsurvival at seaat seacouple terrorizedman gets between a couple