MOVIEmeter
SEE RANK
Up 632 this week

Pioneer (2013)

R  |   |  Thriller  |  5 December 2014 (USA)
6.0
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 6.0/10 from 3,007 users   Metascore: 58/100
Reviews: 5 user | 67 critic | 13 from Metacritic.com

A thriller set at the beginning of the 1980's Norwegian Oil Boom and centered on a diver whose obsession with reaching the bottom of the Norwegian Sea leads to tragedy.

Director:

Watch Trailer
0Check in
0Share...

Watch Now

From $3.99 on Amazon Video

Top 25 Trivia Items From the Last 25 Years

Here are some amazing facts and figures to deepen your appreciation of the movies you love.

See the full list

User Lists

Related lists from IMDb users

a list of 43 titles
created 16 Apr 2013
 
a list of 44 titles
created 30 Dec 2013
 
a list of 34 titles
created 27 Feb 2014
 
a list of 40 titles
created 8 months ago
 
a list of 23 titles
created 2 months ago
 

Related Items

Search for "Pioneer" on Amazon.com

Connect with IMDb


Share this Rating

Title: Pioneer (2013)

Pioneer (2013) on IMDb 6/10

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of Pioneer.
3 wins & 2 nominations. See more awards »

Videos

Photos

Learn more

People who liked this also liked... 

Nokas (2010)
Action | Biography | Crime
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.5/10 X  

The movie portrays Norway's most spectacular robbery, where 11 men occupied central Stavanger for twenty minutes and escaped with 57 million kroner (appx $10 million). A police officer was shot and killed.

Director: Erik Skjoldbjærg
Stars: Marit Synnøve Berg, Frode Winther, Morten Larsen
90 minutter (2012)
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.2/10 X  

We get no explanations when we're entering the last desperate minutes of three mens lives, all being violent to the women they love. We understand there's a reason behind the three mens reactions. What lies behind?

Director: Eva Sørhaug
Stars: Bjørn Floberg, Ola Færden, Fred Heggland
Río de oro (2010)
Western
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6/10 X  

Sonora, Mexico, 1852. During war with the apaches and the invasion of the US in Mexico, a muleteer decides to leave home to find a better place to live. To do so he will have to cross the land of the Chiricahuas to find gold.

Director: Pablo Aldrete
Stars: Gonzalo Lebrija, Stephanie Sigman, Kenny Johnston
Action | Biography | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3/10 X  

The true story about one of the most brilliant saboteurs during World War II and his battle to overcome his inner demons.

Directors: Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg
Stars: Aksel Hennie, Agnes Kittelsen, Nicolai Cleve Broch
Uno (2004)
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.9/10 X  

Uno is a story from inner-city Oslo about David, a twentyfive-year-old with few prospects for the future. His days are spent hanging around with petty criminals at an inner-city gym. Still,... See full summary »

Directors: Aksel Hennie, John Andreas Andersen
Stars: Aksel Hennie, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Bjørn Floberg
Miss Bala (2011)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.5/10 X  

After entering a beauty contest in Tijuana, a young woman witnesses drug-related murders and is forced to do the gang's bidding.

Director: Gerardo Naranjo
Stars: Stephanie Sigman, Irene Azuela, Jose Yenque
Black Sea (2014)
Adventure | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.4/10 X  

In order to make good with his former employers, a submarine captain takes a job with a shadowy backer to search the depths of the Black Sea for a submarine rumored to be loaded with gold.

Director: Kevin Macdonald
Stars: Jude Law, Scoot McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn
Ragnarok (2013)
Action | Adventure
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.9/10 X  

Norwegian archaeologist Sigurd Svendsen forms a small team and sets off to find the true meaning of the secret runes found carved in rock and accidentally awakens a giant monster.

Director: Mikkel Brænne Sandemose
Stars: Pål Sverre Hagen, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Bjørn Sundquist
Kraftidioten (2014)
Action | Comedy | Crime
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X  

The honorable citizen Nils ploughs snow in the wild winter mountains of Norway, when his son is mistakenly murdered, Nils takes action, which ignites a war between the vegan gangster "the Count" and the Serbian mafia boss Papa.

Director: Hans Petter Moland
Stars: Kåre Conradi, Huyen Huynh, Anders Baasmo Christiansen
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.5/10 X  

In a modern version of Ibsen's stage play we meet TV-celebrity Tomas Stockman going back to his native village to produce the world's purest bottle water. The plant will bring new life and ... See full summary »

Director: Erik Skjoldbjærg
Stars: Jørgen Langhelle, Trine Wiggen, Pia Tjelta
Hodejegerne (2011)
Crime | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X  

An accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary.

Director: Morten Tyldum
Stars: Aksel Hennie, Synnøve Macody Lund, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Crime | Mystery | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1/10 X  

Police inspector Carl Mørck is put in charge of a department of cold cases, joined only by his assistant, Assad. They dig into a case about a disappeared woman.

Director: Mikkel Nørgaard
Stars: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Per Scheel Krüger, Troels Lyby
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
...
Petter
...
Mike
...
John Ferris
...
Maria Salatzar
...
Ronald
...
Pia
...
Leif
...
Knut Jensen
...
Jørgen Heimland
Eirik Stubø ...
Ivar Jeger
Endre Hellestveit ...
Trond
Laurents Rørvik ...
Martin
Janne Heltberg ...
Trude Svendsen
...
Jørgen's father
Tyrone C. Wiggins ...
Security Guard
Edit

Storyline

This conspiracy thriller is set in the early 80's, the beginning of the Norwegian Oil Boom. Enormous oil and gas deposits are discovered in the North Sea and the authorities aim to bring the oil ashore through a pipeline from depths of 500 meters. A professional diver, Petter, obsessed with reaching the bottom of the Norwegian Sea has the discipline, strength and courage to take on the world's most dangerous mission. But a sudden, tragic accident changes everything. Petter is sent on a perilous journey where he loses sight of who's pulling the strings. Gradually he realizes that he is in way over his head and that his life is at stake. Written by Websurfer

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Taglines:

When your ultimate adventure becomes your ultimate nightmare

Genres:

Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language | See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

 »
Edit

Details

Official Sites:

|

Country:

| | | |

Language:

|

Release Date:

5 December 2014 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Halálos mélység  »

Box Office

Budget:

€5,555,559 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,857 (USA) (5 December 2014)

Gross:

$6,847 (USA) (2 January 2015)
 »

Company Credits

Show detailed on  »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

|

Color:

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
See  »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

The accident, where Aksel Hennie rolls his Jeep isn't staged, but a real not planned rollover without a stunt man. Hennie was to drive off the road, and make a Sharp turn, but the Jeep wasn't able to perform such a turn at that speed, without rolling over. See more »

Goofs

(at around 35 mins) Petter opens a bag containing bundles of U.S. dollar bills. All denominations shown are clearly the currency designs that began circulation in the late 1990's. The movie is set in 1979. See more »

Connections

Remade as Pioneer See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.

User Reviews

 
Drama
18 June 2015 | by See all my reviews

It might feel like a TV movie of the week at times, but it does have an interesting story to tell and is far more decent than you might expect. And suspenseful for that matter. The underwater scenes look really good and the acting is up to the task as well (as the men were back when this unfolds).

Not sure how much of the things shown, actually transpired, (this is based on real events during the 80s you see?) but the movie does a good job holding any viewers attention with people trying to find out what is actually going on ... will they find out? What consequences will there be either way though? It gets political at times obviously, but in a good way if there is one


1 of 2 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you?

Message Boards

Recent Posts
Potential in the international market eirikhb
What about the title? donald_nerd
Being remade with George Clooney as producer OJT
Skjoldbjærgs next fil will be 'Pyromanen' OJT
Time Travel? o_grande_rei
Erik Skjoldbjærg on the challenges of the shoot, international cast/crew mfrushmore
Discuss Pioneer (2013) on the IMDb message boards »

Contribute to This Page

Create a character page for:
?