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Titan: The OceanGate Disaster

Titan: The OceanGate Disaster

The deeper you look, the darker it gets.

2025111 minRMidcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Director
Mark Monroe
Starring
Stockton Rush, David Pogue

OceanGate's Titan tourist submersible imploded in 2023 on a deep-sea dive to the Titanic. This documentary details how a bold vision ended in tragedy.

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Where can I watch Titan: The OceanGate Disaster?

As of October 24, 2026, MovieCove lists Titan: The OceanGate Disaster streaming on Netflix.

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Highlights

What stands out about Titan: The OceanGate Disaster?

Titan: The OceanGate Disaster earns 4 badges, led by Crowd Pleaser and Preferred by Men.

  • Reception
  • Craft and mood

Reception

Is Titan: The OceanGate Disaster worth watching?

Titan: The OceanGate Disaster's Midcredits score is the 69th percentile of all films, from 52K ratings across 6 sources. 60% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

69th percentile

Better received than 69% of films

35th percentile among Documentary70th percentile among 2020s
Acclaim (how much people like it)69th
Approval (how many liked it)66th

67 /100

69th percentile of all films

33rd percentile among Documentary69th percentile among 2020s

Critics 58 · Audience 67

Audiences liked it more than critics did.

Rating distribution

A broad spread centered near 6.7 — solid but not unanimous.

Approval

How many liked it

60% liked it

66th percentile of all films

38th percentile among Documentary67th percentile among 2020s
60% rated it 7–1040% rated it 1–6

Critics 74% · Audience 65%

On Rotten Tomatoes, a bigger share of critics approved than audiences.

Reach

How many have seen it

92nd percentile

52K ratings across platforms

99th percentile among Documentary93rd percentile among 2020s
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 10% in 30 days

What reviewers say

Common ground

The documentary centers on Stockton Rush's hubris and the ignored safety warnings leading up to the Titan's implosion.

Fans praised

  • exhaustive pre-disaster company culture and hubris portrait
  • gripping interviews and eerie live-footage atmosphere
  • clean Netflix production, technical explanations, powerful emotional handling

Detractors panned

  • heavy bias and agenda-driven villain framing of Stockton Rush
  • lacks meaningful technical detail and actual disaster coverage
  • disorganized, incoherent structure and shallow script

What stands out

CharactersDivisive60

Stockton Rush as a hubristic CEO, with staff concerns and firings

Plot and storyDivisive40

chronological jumble, focus on company in-fighting over incident

Preferred by

Women vs men

Preferred by Men

Men scored it 12 points higher than women.

Under-30s vs over-30s

Preferred by Over-30s

Over-30s scored it 10 points higher than under-30s.

No notable difference between the other groups: each pair ranks it within 10 percentile points.

  • US vs non-US 5 points apart

Watch experience

What is Titan: The OceanGate Disaster like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Tense and gripping: browse every movie of this kind

Watch this when you are ready to pay close attention and feel heavy feelings, and you want something tense that holds you to the end.

It is intense and leaves you angry. Skip it when you want an easy night or you can only half-watch.

ToneFeelDemandwhat the answer rests onexact position · filled zone: the category

What it asks of you

Your full attention and room for heavy feelings.

What it feels like

Tense and gripping.

The answer rests on this: Moods
TenseContemplativeDread
Heaviest: throughout
Register
Solemn: Grave and dignified; treats its subject with weight and respect.Cold and cerebral · 4% of films: Detached and precise; keeps the viewer at arm's length.
Told as
Nonlinear · 6% of films: Events shown out of chronological order.
ToneThe film presents its material straight, letting the facts and testimony build a damning case without mockery or undercutting.
The rideThe film maintains a sustained pressure of tension and dread as it builds to the known disaster, with a reflective, sobering tone throughout rather than a single peak.
StructureThe film moves between the present-day investigation, earlier development of the submersible, and the final dive, assembling the story from pieces rather than telling it straight through.

How it leaves you

what you carry away

Angry.

Infuriating · 4% of films: Leaves you angry at an injustice the film shows, never at the film.Thought-provoking
Why it leaves you this wayThe film leaves a burning sense of outrage at preventable loss and a lingering question about how unchecked ambition evades accountability.
How it ends · evidence
Tragic ending

Story archetype

where it sits among all films
Monster — 21% of films. A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.Rags — 3% of films. A rise from lowliness to fortune, status, or recognition.Quest — 10% of films. A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles.Voyage — 4% of films. Into a strange world and back again, changed.Comedy — 11% of films. Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony.Tragedy — 9% of films. A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin.Rebirth — 13% of films. A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed.Mystery — 7% of films. A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered.No archetype — 22% of filmsPredator — 6% of films. A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).Tyrant — 6% of films. A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).Invasion — 2% of films. An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).Oppressive state — 2% of films. A government, its agencies or a secret faction inside them is the monster (V for Vendetta).Corporate villainy — 1% of films. A company or its bosses are the monster (Erin Brockovich).Institutional injustice — 1% of films. A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).Class system — under 1% of films. The gap between rich and poor, or a rigid hierarchy, is the monster (Parasite).Technology turns — under 1% of films. Technology people rely on becomes the threat (The Terminator).Inner demon — 1% of films. The monster is within — addiction, illness, a dark double.Underdog triumph — 2% of films. Rise through competition or contest (Rocky).Social ascent — under 1% of films. A climb in class or status (Pretty Woman).Fame and fortune — under 1% of films. An artistic or showbiz rise (A Star Is Born).Rise and fall — under 1% of films. Wealth or power gained, self lost (Scarface).Hidden worth revealed — under 1% of films. The protagonist's true value finally recognized.Treasure hunt — 1% of films. Retrieve an object of value (Raiders of the Lost Ark).Rescue — 4% of films. Retrieve or save a person (Saving Private Ryan).Mission — 5% of films. Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).Journey home — under 1% of films. The goal is getting back (Finding Nemo).Pilgrimage — 1% of films. The journey itself transforms; the destination is symbolic.Portal fantasy — under 1% of films. Transported into another world (The Wizard of Oz).Fish out of water — 2% of films. Displaced into an unfamiliar social world (Elf).Survival ordeal — 1% of films. Trapped in a hostile environment, fighting back (Cast Away).Time displacement — under 1% of films. Unstuck in time (Back to the Future).Descent — 1% of films. A night-journey into an underworld or subculture (After Hours).Romantic comedy — 4% of films. Lovers kept apart by confusion, united at last.Comedy of errors — 3% of films. Mistaken identity or misunderstanding drives the plot.Farce — 2% of films. Escalating absurd chaos and coincidence (The Hangover).Buddy comedy — 1% of films. A mismatched pair forced together (Rush Hour).Comedy of manners — 1% of films. Social codes and class satirized (Clueless).Hubris — 1% of films. Pride or ambition invites the fall (There Will Be Blood).Obsession — 2% of films. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Corruption arc — 2% of films. Step-by-step moral decay (The Godfather).Doomed love — 2% of films. Love destroyed by circumstance (Brokeback Mountain).Crushed by fate — 3% of films. Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.Redemption — 3% of films. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Healing — 5% of films. Recovery from grief or trauma (Good Will Hunting).Liberation — 2% of films. Breaking free of a confining life (Room).Second chance — 2% of films. A stagnant life re-opened to love or purpose (Groundhog Day).Puzzle — 1% of films. A clue-by-clue puzzle you can try to solve before the reveal (Knives Out, Clue).Investigation — 5% of films. A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).Enigma — 2% of films. The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).
Every story archetype, clockwise from the top
  • Monster 21%: Predator 6% · Tyrant 6% · Invasion 2% · Oppressive state 2% · Corporate villainy 1% · Institutional injustice 1% · Class system under 1% · Technology turns under 1% · Inner demon 1%
  • Rags 3%: Underdog triumph 2% · Social ascent under 1% · Fame and fortune under 1% · Rise and fall under 1% · Hidden worth revealed under 1%
  • Quest 10%: Treasure hunt 1% · Rescue 4% · Mission 5% · Journey home under 1% · Pilgrimage 1%
  • Voyage 4%: Portal fantasy under 1% · Fish out of water 2% · Survival ordeal 1% · Time displacement under 1% · Descent 1%
  • Comedy 11%: Romantic comedy 4% · Comedy of errors 3% · Farce 2% · Buddy comedy 1% · Comedy of manners 1%
  • Tragedy 9%: Hubris 1% · Obsession 2% · Corruption arc 2% · Doomed love 2% · Crushed by fate 3%
  • Rebirth 13%: Redemption 3% · Healing 5% · Liberation 2% · Second chance 2%
  • Mystery 7%: Puzzle 1% · Investigation 5% · Enigma 2%
  • No archetype 22% (this title)

No archetype fits — true of 22% of films: ensemble pieces, satire, slice-of-life.

Why this archetypeThe film is a non-narrative documentary examining the causes of a real-world disaster through interviews and evidence, not a character-driven story following a single plot arc.

What it's about

7 groups · 53 themes
Bonds — 27% of filmsSelf — 22% of filmsPower — 7% of filmsMorality — 16% of filmsSurvival — 15% of filmsSociety — 9% of filmsIdeas — 5% of filmsRomantic love — 15% of filmsMarriage — 2% of filmsFamily bonds — 21% of filmsParenthood — 2% of filmsFriendship — 9% of filmsLoyalty — 4% of filmsIdentity — 14% of filmsComing of age — 5% of filmsAging — under 1% of filmsSelf-worth — 7% of filmsAmbition — 7% of filmsPurpose — 9% of filmsMemory — 3% of filmsObsession — 3% of films. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Power — 2% of filmsCorruption — 3% of filmsGreed — 3% of filmsClass — 3% of filmsOppression — 4% of filmsFreedom — 5% of filmsJustice — 13% of filmsDuty — 2% of filmsRevenge — 4% of filmsGuilt — 3% of filmsRedemption — 6% of films. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Forgiveness — 1% of filmsSacrifice — 4% of filmsBetrayal — 5% of filmsDeception — 9% of filmsSurvival — 17% of filmsWar — 1% of filmsViolence — 4% of filmsMortality — 2% of filmsGrief — 6% of filmsTrauma — 7% of filmsMental illness — 1% of filmsAddiction — 1% of filmsIllness and disability — under 1% of filmsCommunity — 14% of films. Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Isolation — 5% of filmsPrejudice — 3% of filmsDisplacement — 1% of filmsFaith — 3% of filmsTradition vs change — 2% of filmsFame — 3% of filmsLegacy — 4% of filmsFate — 1% of filmsFree will — under 1% of filmsTruth — 4% of filmsHope — 5% of filmsNature — 2% of filmsArt — 4% of filmsTechnology — 1% of filmsSelfCorruption
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 27%: Romantic love 15% · Marriage 2% · Family bonds 21% · Parenthood 2% · Friendship 9% · Loyalty 4%
  • Self 22%: Identity 14% · Coming of age 5% · Aging under 1% · Self-worth 7% · Ambition 7% · Purpose 9% · Memory 3% · Obsession 3%
  • Power 7% (this title): Power 2% · Corruption 3% (this title) · Greed 3% (this title) · Class 3% · Oppression 4% · Freedom 5%
  • Morality 16%: Justice 13% · Duty 2% · Revenge 4% · Guilt 3% · Redemption 6% · Forgiveness 1% · Sacrifice 4% · Betrayal 5% · Deception 9%
  • Survival 15%: Survival 17% · War 1% · Violence 4% · Mortality 2% · Grief 6% · Trauma 7% · Mental illness 1% · Addiction 1% · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 9%: Community 14% · Isolation 5% · Prejudice 3% · Displacement 1% · Faith 3% · Tradition vs change 2% · Fame 3% · Legacy 4%
  • Ideas 5%: Fate 1% · Free will under 1% · Truth 4% · Hope 5% · Nature 2% · Art 4% · Technology 1%

Power

Corruption · 3% of filmsGreed · 3% of films
Warns its theme: Presents its theme as a danger or a coming cost.Global stakes: Consequences reach the world.Single lead
How it treats its themeThe film examines how corporate arrogance, cost-cutting, and the refusal to heed safety warnings led to preventable tragedy, centering on the corrupting influence of unchecked power and ambition.
StanceThe film warns against unchecked ambition and corporate negligence, using the disaster as a cautionary tale.

The world

ContemporaryInstitutionalUrbanWildernessRealistic
AmbientSupportive music · original score
SettingThe Titan submersible and the OceanGate company operations leading to its implosion.
MusicThe score likely underscores the tension and gravity of the events without dominating the narrative.

Content guide

Is Titan: The OceanGate Disaster okay for kids?

R

Titan: The OceanGate Disaster is rated R. As of August 19, 2026, Midcredits content scores put its violence at minimal (0/100), sexual content at minimal (11/100), language at intense (61/100), drug and alcohol content at minimal (8/100) and frightening material at mild (33/100). None has enough votes to rank yet.

Ratings in 26 other countries
  • UK12
  • CanadaR
  • AustraliaM
  • Germany6
  • Ireland12
  • New ZealandM
  • South Korea15
  • Brazil12
  • Argentina+13
  • Austria10
  • Belgium9
  • ID13+
  • IndiaU/A 13+
  • LTN-13
  • MexicoC
  • MYP13
  • Netherlands9
  • PhilippinesR-13
  • PRR
  • SingaporeNC16
  • South Africa13
  • Spain12
  • Switzerland10
  • TH13
  • Türkiye13+
  • VIR
Overall
Moderate · all five categories
not ranked
Violence & Gore
None / Minimal
too few votes to rank (5 votes)
Sex & Nudity
None / Minimal
too few votes to rank (9 votes)
Profanity
Intense · audience split: No severity level holds a majority of voters
too few votes to rank (6 votes)
Alcohol & Drugs
None / Minimal
too few votes to rank (4 votes)
Frightening / Intense
Mild
too few votes to rank (5 votes)

Too few votes to rank this title overall (29 votes across 5 categories; ranking needs 10 in at least three).

Source: Midcredits content scores, 0 (none) to 100 (severe) per category, with each standing ranked against other films that have them.

What content warnings does Titan: The OceanGate Disaster have?

MovieCove's classifier found 2 depicted content warnings in Titan: The OceanGate Disaster: Kidnapping or confinement (moderate), plus 1 withheld here because it would spoil the plot. Each is backed by a verbatim quote from the parents' guide notes; a missing warning is not a guarantee of absence.

ModerateKidnapping or confinement

Cast and crew

Who is in Titan: The OceanGate Disaster?

Cast

Stockton Rush
as Self - OceanGate Founder and CEO
David Pogue
as Self - Correspondent, CBS Sunday Morning

Crew

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