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Writers (WGA):
Michael Crichton (novel)
Kurt Wimmer (adaptation)
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Release Date:
13 February 1998 (USA) more
Tagline:
A thousand feet beneath the sea, the blackest holes are in the mind... more
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A spaceship is discovered under three hundred years' worth of coral growth at the bottom of the ocean. full summary | add synopsis
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(29 articles)
Pandorum review. (5/5). The best science fiction horror since Aliens.
(From Movie Jungle. 30 September 2009, 12:07 AM, PDT)
'Twilight' Producers Close To Casting Halle Berry For Thriller 'Dark Tide'
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The best underwater action film! more (239 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Dustin Hoffman | ... | Dr. Norman Goodman | |
| Sharon Stone | ... | Dr. Elizabeth 'Beth' Halperin | |
| Samuel L. Jackson | ... | Dr. Harry Adams | |
| Peter Coyote | ... | Captain Harold C. Barnes | |
| Liev Schreiber | ... | Dr. Ted Fielding | |
| Queen Latifah | ... | Alice 'Teeny' Fletcher | |
| Marga Gómez | ... | Jane Edmunds | |
| Huey Lewis | ... | Helicopter Pilot | |
| Bernard Hocke | ... | Seaman | |
| James Pickens Jr. | ... | O.S.S.A. Instructor | |
| Michael Keys Hall | ... | O.S.S.A. Official | |
| Ralph Tabakin | ... | O.S.S.A. Official |
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Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action including some startling images.
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134 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Brazil:16 | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | France:U | South Korea:12 | Philippines:PG-13 | Hungary:16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Finland:K-12 | Germany:16 (w) | Mexico:B | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13
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The scene where Harry (Samuel L. Jackson) nearly chokes when he hears he is eating fried squid was not in the original novel, and was most likely added as a reference to the infamous 'chestburst scene' from Alien (1979). more
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Factual errors: In an atmosphere made of 98% helium and only 2% oxygen such a fire is impossible. more
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Harry: So that's what the little green men are saying now? "Take me to your therapist"? more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "HBO First Look: Sphere (#5.3)" (1998) more
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WE'RE OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD more
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Why does Harry think the future can't be changed?Why is the Sphere leaving at the end?
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This is the rarest of action films - one that engages your intellect not just your senses.
On the seabed in mid-ocean a huge vessel is discovered. A team is dispatched to investigate - and what they find is beyond belief.
Admittedly there were a couple of scenes which I felt missed the intended realism of the film, and occasionally it seemed far too obvious what was going on, but the ending resolved everything beautifully.
I suspect that fans of action films will feel let down by the thought necessary to follow this film, and fans of science fiction may well feel that after the first half hour there is a lack of a traditional sci-fi element. Many people I'm sure will feel that too little is explained, but the point of the film is that it doesn't need to be - the message of the ending is strong enough that we don't need explanation.
I'd particularly recommend this film to anyone who likes psychological thrillers. I was fairly impressed by the action integrated in The Abyss, but Sphere far surpasses it in terms of plot. Most of all, if you like films that simply entertain, this is not for you. It's more about the reactions it causes in you when you follow the story. If you come away from this film unchanged, you've missed the point.