Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman star as two officers on a nuclear submarine, at the brink of nuclear holocaust.

SEX/NUDITY 1 - A couple of obscene sexual references; a couple of barechested men; a kiss between a man and his wife.

VIOLENCE/GORE 5 - A fire in the galley results in explosions and people being bandied about. A man has a cut over his eye which is dripping a great deal of blood. A man is punched in the face resulting in a slightly bloody nose and a small cut on his cheek. A man is hit in the face by a hatch. A dead body is shown floating in the bilge. A man dies of a heart attack. A submarine sustains a hit, which causes the sub to shake violently -- this happens twice -- and people are injured but not severely. Two men are held at gunpoint.

LANGUAGE 6 - About 25 F-words, 15 scatological terms, many milder obscenities, a couple of sexual references.

DISCUSSION TOPICS - Military orders vs. morality, authority, nuclear holocaust.

MESSAGE - While a soldier must follow orders, sometimes he has to follow his own moral compass and be ready to face the consequences.