''Submerged'' is a 2016 American

survival thriller Survival, or the act of surviving, is the propensity of something to continue existing, particularly when this is done despite conditions that might kill or destroy it. The concept can be applied to humans and other living things (or, hypotheti ...

film directed by

Steven C. Miller Steven C. Miller is an American screenwriter, editor, and director. His feature film debut, ''Automaton Transfusion'', became an instant cult classic and catapulted his career into Hollywood. He directed the remake of ''Silent Night, Deadly Night ...

and starring Jonathan Bennett and

Talulah Riley Talulah Jane Riley-Milburn''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916-2005''; Ancestry.com. Retrieved 3 November 2015. (born 26 September 1985) is an English actress and writer. She has appeared in films, including ''Pride & Pre ...

Premise

A young woman and her friends must battle the elements and a group of kidnappers in order to survive.

Cast

* Jonathan Bennett as Matt *

as Jessie *

Rosa Salazar Rosa Bianca Salazar (; born July 16, 1985) is a Canadian-American actress. She had roles in the NBC series '' Parenthood'' (2011–2012) and the FX anthology series '' American Horror Story: Murder House'' (2011). She made her breakthrough as t ...

as Amanda *Caleb Hunt ( Samuel Hunt) as Brandon *

Cody Christian Cody Allen Christian (born April 15, 1995) is an American actor. He is known for his recurring role as Mike Montgomery in the ABC Family/Freeform series ''Pretty Little Liars'', and for his role as Theo Raeken from the fifth and sixth seasons o ...

as Dylan *

Giles Matthey Giles Ingram Matthey (born 11 November 1987) is a British actor best known for his role as Claude Crane on the HBO original series ''True Blood'', Gideon on the ABC series ''Once Upon a Time'', and Jordan Reed on FOX series '' 24: Live Another ...

as Todd *

Denzel Whitaker Denzel Dominique Whitaker (born June 15, 1990) is an American actor. Beginning his career as a child actor, he acted in the films '' Training Day'' (2001) and '' The Ant Bully'' (2006) before portraying James Farmer Jr. in ''The Great Debaters' ...

as Eddie *

Willa Ford Amanda Lee Williford (born January 22, 1981), known by her stage name Willa Ford, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, model, television personality and film actress. She released her debut album, ''Willa Was Here'', in 2001. Ford also ha ...

as Carla *

Mario Van Peebles Mario Van Peebles (born January 15, 1957) is an American film director and actor best known for directing and starring in ''New Jack City'' in 1991 and '' USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage'' in 2016. He is the son of actor and filmmaker Melvin Va ...

as Hector *

Tim Daly James Timothy Daly (born March 1, 1956) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Joe Hackett on the NBC sitcom ''Wings'' and his voice role as Clark Kent/Superman in '' Superman: The Animated Series'', as well as his recurring role as ...

as Hank

Reception

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, the film holds an approval rating of 25% based on 8 critics, with an

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of 4.94/10.

Jordan Hoffman Jordan Hoffman is an American freelance film critic and former actor, director, and producer. He is best known for his work with ''New York Daily News'', ''The Guardian'', Film.com, ''Vanity Fair (magazine), Vanity Fair'', ''ScreenCrush'', and ...

of ''

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'' gave the film two stars out of five.

References

External links

* * 2016 films 2016 action thriller films American action thriller films Films directed by Steven C. Miller 2010s English-language films 2010s American films {{action-thriller-film-stub