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The Rift

1990 · 82 min

A cheesy, claustrophobic underwater creature feature that delivers gooey monster thrills and B-movie charm without much depth.

Genres
Action, Horror, Mystery
Tagline
'You Can't Hold your Breath & Scream at the Same Time'
Overview
An experimental submarine with a very experienced crew, the "Siren II" is sent to find out what happened to the "Siren I" after it mysteriously disappeared in a submarine rift. Things go awry when they begin to find things that shouldn't be there...

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 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
  • science
  • corruption
  • isolation
  • fate
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
Action6
Horror6
Humour3
Realism4
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
action, horror, mystery, science fiction, thriller
Directed by
Juan Piquer Simón
Written by
David Coleman
Starring
Jack Scalia, R. Lee Ermey, Ray Wise, Deborah Adair, John Toles-Bey, Ely Pouget, Emilio Linder, Tony Isbert
Music
Joel Goldsmith
Cinematography
Juan Mariné
Runtime
82 min
Country
Spain, United States of America
Languages
English

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