K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)

Kathryn Bigelow captures the visceral horror of a Soviet nuclear submarine failing from within. The acoustic atmosphere is heavy with the hum of cooling systems, the hiss of superheated steam, and the terrifying hiss of leaking coolant pipes. Rather than external torpedoes, the soundscape focuses on the terrifying groans of an unproven reactor and the cavernous, metallic reverb of sealed bulkheads enclosing doomed mechanics.