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DeepStar Six

1989 · 99 min

A claustrophobic underwater creature feature that delivers tense, soggy thrills and grim deaths with workmanlike efficiency.

Directed by: Sean S. Cunningham
Genres: Action, Horror, Thriller
Starring: Taurean Blacque, Nancy Everhard, Greg Evigan

Tagline: Not All Aliens Come From Space. Save Your Last Breath... To Scream.
Overview: The crew of an experimental underwater nuclear base are forced to struggle for their lives when their explorations disturb a creature who threatens to destroy their base.

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Directed by: Sean S. Cunningham
Genres: Action, Horror, Thriller
Starring: Taurean Blacque, Nancy Everhard, Greg Evigan

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 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
isolation
fate
death
technology
Places: sea
single country house
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Horror	7
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: action, horror, thriller, science fiction
Directed by: Sean S. Cunningham
Written by: Geof Miller, Lewis Abernathy
Starring: Taurean Blacque, Nancy Everhard, Greg Evigan, Miguel Ferrer, Nia Peeples, Matt McCoy, Cindy Pickett, Marius Weyers
Music: Harry Manfredini
Cinematography: Mac Ahlberg
Runtime: 99 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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