The Abyss
1989 · TMDB 7.4
Directed by James Cameron
A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean's surface where he confronts a mysterious force that has the power to change the world or destroy it.
Why it matters
A civilian diving team is enlisted to search for a lost nuclear submarine and encounters an alien intelligence living in the deepest trench of the ocean, leading to a confrontation that tests humanity's capacity for wonder and violence.
- Runtime
- 140 min
- Released
- 1989-08-09
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 7.4
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Key contributors
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James Cameron
Director
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Ed Harris
Virgil 'Bud' Brigman
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Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Lindsey Brigman
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Michael Biehn
Lieutenant Hiram Coffey
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Leo Burmester
Catton ‘Catfish’ De Vries
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Todd Graff
Alan 'Hippy' Carnes
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John Bedford Lloyd
Jammer Willis
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Kimberly Scott
Lisa 'One Night' Standing
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Chris Elliott
Bendix
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