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Sphere

Movie · 1998 · 129 min

A claustrophobic, cerebral thriller that keeps you tense with psychological dread and underwater mystery.

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1998 film by Barry Levinson
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Year
1998
Runtime
129 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • fate
  • identity
  • freedom
  • survival
Places
  • sea
  • single country house
Era
near-future
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror5
Humour2
Realism5
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
adventure, science fiction, mystery, time-travel
Directed by
Barry Levinson
Written by
Kurt Wimmer, Paul Attanasio
Starring
Dustin Hoffman, Samuel L. Jackson, Sharon Stone, Queen Latifah, Liev Schreiber, Peter Coyote, Huey Lewis, James Pickens Jr.
Music
Elliot Goldenthal
Cinematography
Adam Greenberg
Runtime
129 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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