'' Deepwater Horizon '' is a 2016 American disaster film based on the '' Deepwater Horizon '' explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico . It was directed by Peter Berg from a screenplay by Matthew Michael Carnahan and Matthew Sand . It stars Mark Wahlberg , Kurt Russell , John Malkovich , Gina Rodriguez , Dylan O'Brien , and Kate Hudson . It is adapted from a 2010 article by David Barstow , David Rohde , and Stephanie Saul
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