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Deep Blue Sea

Play trailer Poster for Deep Blue Sea R Released Jul 28, 1999 1h 45m Sci-Fi Play Trailer Watchlist
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On an island research facility, Dr. Susan McAlester (Saffron Burrows) is harvesting the brain tissue of DNA-altered sharks as a possible cure for Alzheimer's disease. When the facility's backers send an executive (Samuel L. Jackson) to investigate the experiments, a routine procedure goes awry and a shark starts attacking the researchers. Now, with sharks outnumbering their human captors, McAlester and her team must figure out a way to stop them from escaping to the ocean and breeding.
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Deep Blue Sea is no Jaws, but action fans seeking some toothy action can certainly do -- and almost certainly have done -- far worse for B-movie thrills.

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Paul Clinton (CNN.com) CNN.com If you like big summer action flicks with plenty of bite, check this one out. Then go out for a big sushi dinner. It'll make you feel better. Jan 11, 2019 Full Review David Denby The New Yorker Scary, absurd, inessential. Jan 11, 2019 Full Review Lisa Alspector Chicago Reader The characters are sufficiently naive to get picked off one by one, but their ignorance doesn't extend to the genre conventions governing their behavior, making for some shockingly funny moments. Jan 11, 2019 Full Review Jeff Beck The Blu Spot It's a spin that had a fair amount of potential, but ultimately leaves you a little disappointed that they didn't fully tap into how suspenseful, wild, and over-the-top it could've been. Rated: 2.5/5 Mar 17, 2025 Full Review Casey Chong Casey's Movie Mania Renny Harlin effectively combines Die Hard-style action with sharks. Rated: 4/5 Jul 28, 2024 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Now considered a favorite cult film. Rated: B- Aug 4, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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moviefan2023 great action movie, classic for shark lovers. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/29/23 Full Review Arianne I Make sure to grab some popcorn because you're in for a big bite. This movie has multiple things going for it, visuals, top actors and story. The visuals are probably one of the best as far as shark movies go, as the film uses a mixture of real footage, animatronics and CGI. Sure some of the CGI could be better but for it's time and how everything was shot it leaves you wanting to stay out of the water. The real footage and use of animatronics for up close scenes, especially ones seen with Thomas Jane, bring a realistic feeling to the picture. The story may be science fiction but it brings along some real life thoughts in science today that could make it believable at times. The actors add an extra exciting touch to the film with well known actors like Samuel L Jackson, Michael Rapaport and Stellan Skarsgard, you'll surely want to stay on land after watching the cult classic Deep Blue Sea. As a last thought, you can depend on this movie for some definite scares and lots of action to keep you on the edge of your seat. Enjoy! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/30/25 Full Review babarizam D There is always a most irritated character in any movie and in this one was Dr Susan Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/11/25 Full Review Joe B I thought it was a great film exciting surprising scary well made great actors good characters and I liked the story. 5*s definitely must see this film! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/28/25 Full Review Markus L One of the best Shark movies for sure Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/14/25 Full Review Korey H Killed the bird for no reason😔 Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/26/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis On an island research facility, Dr. Susan McAlester (Saffron Burrows) is harvesting the brain tissue of DNA-altered sharks as a possible cure for Alzheimer's disease. When the facility's backers send an executive (Samuel L. Jackson) to investigate the experiments, a routine procedure goes awry and a shark starts attacking the researchers. Now, with sharks outnumbering their human captors, McAlester and her team must figure out a way to stop them from escaping to the ocean and breeding.
Director
Renny Harlin
Producer
Akiva Goldsman, Tony Ludwig, Alan Riche
Screenwriter
Donna Powers, Wayne Powers, Duncan Kennedy
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Village Roadshow Prod.
Rating
R (Language|Graphic Shark Attacks)
Genre
Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 28, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 20, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$73.6M
Runtime
1h 45m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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