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      The Deep

      PG Released Jun 17, 1977 2 hr. 3 min. Adventure Mystery & Thriller List
      42% 24 Reviews Tomatometer 38% 5,000+ Ratings Audience Score Undersea adventure about a couple who become involved in a dangerous conflict with treasure hunters when they discover a deadly shipwreck in Bermudan waters. When they realize that the cache includes morphine, the pair enlist the help of an old treasure hunter to escape the drug dealers who hid their product amidst the sunken wreck. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Mar 19 Buy Now

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      Narratively shallow, The Deep is a satisfyingly disposable thriller with commendable underwater photography.

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      David W A great cast, brilliant underwater filming and a decent script based upon the Peter Benchy novel. It's no Jaws but it is entertaining. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/20/24 Full Review Kevin F First rate underwater photography, a great plot, and one of Robert Shaw's best performances. As a diver, films seldom do a good job depicting scuba diving; this is one of the best. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/17/24 Full Review Alec B Yates does his best with the material but unlike "Jaws" this movie is probably a little too faithful to the Benchley source material (overwritten and needlessly lurid at points) to ever make the basic plot points remotely interesting. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/09/24 Full Review Brownsounddesign This movie was made with a 1970s audience in mind. That means, there are long sequences with music and a kind of romanticism you don't find in Hollywood films of this century. It only makes the film's action scenes and climax more exciting when the pacing suddenly picks up. I saw this when I was a child and the suspense at the film's climax was equal to that of the Terminator or Star Wars (A New Hope) - awesome fun for a kid! The characters are mostly likeable and the actors do an excellent job of bringing the story to life. As far as treasure hunting films go, this is one of the best because there is emphasis on the historical value of what the main characters are finding. There are references to money and greed but the plot is more about the adventure. You can really get into the related mystery while enjoying the scenery of the ocean and Bermuda visuals (not to mention the beautiful Jaqueline Bisset!). Good escapist fun. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review ryan s 2/5. While The Deep is well acted and a well crafted film, it's a mostly dull affair, especially when it comes to the underwater sequences. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member A nice classic shot in an interesting place. The premise was great, and I really liked it as far as treasure hunting movies went. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Empire Magazine Rated: 3/5 Jul 11, 2013 Full Review Vincent Canby New York Times The story, as well as Peter Yate's direction of it, is juvenile without being in any attractive way innocent, but the underwater sequences are nice enough, alternately beautiful and chilling. May 9, 2005 Full Review Steve Warren The Barb (Atlanta) Everyone should be generally satisfied with it, and no one thoroughly entertained. May 5, 2023 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...a potentially-stirring thriller that should’ve topped out at around an hour and a half... Rated: 2/4 Feb 26, 2023 Full Review Tony Vandenberg Washington Blade A soggy adventure tale. May 23, 2022 Full Review Chris Ward Flickering Myth Get past the Jaws connections and The Deep is a good, but not great, underwater adventure with fleeting moments of excitement to keep you invested Sep 19, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Undersea adventure about a couple who become involved in a dangerous conflict with treasure hunters when they discover a deadly shipwreck in Bermudan waters. When they realize that the cache includes morphine, the pair enlist the help of an old treasure hunter to escape the drug dealers who hid their product amidst the sunken wreck.
      Director
      Peter Yates
      Screenwriter
      Peter Benchley, Tracy Keenan Wynn
      Distributor
      Columbia Pictures
      Production Co
      EMI Films Ltd.
      Rating
      PG
      Genre
      Adventure, Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jun 17, 1977, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Apr 16, 2012
      Sound Mix
      Stereo
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