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The Abyss

When you get there, you will understand.

Movie1989140 minPG-13Adventure, Thriller, Science Fiction
71
Avg Score

Critic Scores

IMDb
7.5/10
205697 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
75%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
62/100
Metascore

Overview

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.

Cast

Ed Harris
Virgil 'Bud' Brigman
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Lindsey Brigman
Michael Biehn
Lieutenant Hiram Coffey
Leo Burmester
Catton ‘Catfish’ De Vries
Todd Graff
Alan 'Hippy' Carnes
John Bedford Lloyd
Jammer Willis
Kimberly Scott
Lisa 'One Night' Standing
Chris Elliott
Bendix
J.C. Quinn
Arliss 'Sonny' Dawson
Pierce Oliver Brewer, Jr.
Lew Finler
George Robert Klek
Wilhite
Christopher Murphy
Schoenick

Details

Director
James Cameron
Writer
James Cameron
Released
09 Aug 1989
Box office
$54,981,151
Awards
Won 1 Oscar. 9 wins & 16 nominations total

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