2013 · thriller · supernatural
Phantom
Directed by Todd Robinson1h 39m2013
The haunted Captain of a Soviet submarine holds the fate of the world in his hands. Forced to leave his family behind, he is charged with leading a covert mission cloaked in mystery.
Our read: Phantom (2013) reads as a sombre, kinetic, grounded thriller · supernatural entry — measured in intensity, epic-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, kinetic, measured thriller / supernatural, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, epic, cold.
- sombre
- brisk
- cold
- epic-stakes
Watching Phantom tonight? Spin for your lens.
Everyone on the couch spins once and gets one craft to watch for. After the credits, compare what you caught.
Your lens for tonight
?
Everyone on the couch gets one craft to watch for. Spin the wheel to get yours. Sound on: the narrator reads your mission.
More info & search links
How Phantom feels to watch.
Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.
What watching it is actually like.
“You want claustrophobic Cold War submarine duty and doubt.”
Skip it tonight — You need clear exposition or fast action over naval procedure.
Eight films that feel like this one.
Closest in the twelve-axis space, not “people also liked”. All films like Phantom, with why →
Discussion
Make it a movie night.
Pick a mood, get a film the whole couch will enjoy, and give everyone something to watch for.
Pick tonight's film →