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Deep Rising

1998 · 106 min

A gleefully schlocky creature feature that mixes jump scares with wisecracks, keeping the ride fast and fun.

Directed by
Stephen Sommers
Genres
Adventure, Action, Horror
Tagline
Full scream ahead.
Overview
A group of heavily armed hijackers board a luxury ocean liner in the South Pacific Ocean to loot it, only to do battle with a series of large-sized, tentacled, man-eating sea creatures who have taken over the ship first.

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Directed by
Stephen Sommers
Genres
Adventure, Action, Horror
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Tone
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • greed
  • betrayal
  • violence
  • crime
Places
  • sea
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror7
Humour6
Realism3
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
adventure, action, horror, science fiction
Directed by
Stephen Sommers
Written by
Stephen Sommers
Starring
Treat Williams, Famke Janssen, Anthony Heald, Kevin J. O'Connor, Wes Studi, Derrick O'Connor, Jason Flemyng, Cliff Curtis
Music
Jerry Goldsmith
Cinematography
Howard Atherton
Runtime
106 min
Country
Canada, United States of America
Languages
Korean, English

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