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6.1/10 • 1.7K

1998-02-132h 14m

Science FictionMysteryThrillerHorror

Terror can fill any space.

A spacecraft is discovered on the floor of the Pacific Ocean, presumed to be at least 300 years old and of alien origin. A crack team of scientists and experts is assembled and taken to the Habitat, a state-of-the-art underwater living environment, to investigate.

Directors
Barry Levinson
Editors
Stu Linder

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Dustin Hoffman

    Dustin Hoffman

    Dr. Norman Goodman

  2. Sharon Stone

    Sharon Stone

    Dr. Elizabeth 'Beth' Halperin

  3. Samuel L. Jackson

    Samuel L. Jackson

    Dr. Harry Adams

  4. Peter Coyote

    Peter Coyote

    Captain Harold C. Barnes

  5. Liev Schreiber

    Liev Schreiber

    Dr. Ted Fielding

  6. Queen Latifah

    Queen Latifah

    Alice 'Teeny' Fletcher

  7. Marga Gómez

    Marga Gómez

    Jane Edmunds

  8. Huey Lewis

    Huey Lewis

    Helicopter Pilot

  9. Bernard Hocke

    Bernard Hocke

    Seaman

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JPV852

Jul 20, 2020

5/10

Interesting idea but poorly executed and overly long. Acting was okay but nobody really stood out. At least some of the effects weren't too bad for 1998. I actually back in the day read the novel but don't remember anything from it, just know this adaptation was pretty different. 2.5/5

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$80,000,000.00
Revenue
$37,020,277.00
Keywords
space marineoceanextraterrestrial technologyparanoiaalienpsychologistocean floordeepseaspaceship crash