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Corporate Negligence

Deepwater Horizon (2016)

Peter Berg • 107 min

BP cut corners. Eleven workers died. The Gulf paid for decades.

Our Rating 7/10
IMDB 7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes 82%
Metacritic 68

Where to Watch

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Synopsis

Dramatizes the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico — the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history. Eleven workers were killed and 4.9 million barrels of oil spilled.

Our Review

BP's decision calculus — cutting safety costs to stay on schedule, overriding the warnings of workers on the ground — is the same calculus asbestos companies made for decades.

Who Should Watch

Workers and their families. Anyone who has experienced workplace exposure due to corporate cost-cutting.

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Key Topics Covered

BP oil spill Worker safety Cost-cutting Environmental disaster Workplace negligence

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What Critics Say

“Makes effective use of its titular man-made disaster to deliver an uncommonly serious — yet still suitably gripping — action thriller.”

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