Deep Rising

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Deep Rising

R

Released Jan 30, 1998

1h 46m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

Action

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A newly unveiled ocean liner, the Argonautica sets out on its first cruise, only to encounter dangers both on board and in the ocean depths. While the beautiful thief Trillian (Famke Janssen) attempts to steal riches from the boat's wealthy passengers, the ship encounters major problems, most notably a giant murderous sea creature with tentacles. Eventually, a boat captained by John Finnegan (Treat Williams) comes across the Argonautica, and everyone struggles to survive the monster.

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Critics Consensus

Its fleeting glimpses of creature feature mayhem are certainly dumb fun, but Deep Rising cribs from far too many better movies to stand on its own.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Bemusing, how much money and effort go into the making of such a movie, and how little thought. It's months of hard work -- for what? The movie is essentially an Alien clone with a fresh paint job.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

There's some schlocky fun to be had here, though it's ultimately an underwhelming B-movie that forgot to invest its budget into an actual script.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 11, 2025

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Don Shanahan

Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast

Deep Rising earns it cult status with good gore and inventive kills.

Jul 20, 2024

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Alan Jones

Radio Times

Tremors meets Titanic in this cheesy but entertaining sea-monster movie from director Stephen Sommers.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 2, 2024

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Miles Surrey

The Ringer

Whether Deep Rising was merely a stand-alone horror film pummeled at the box, or a galaxy-brained stealth prequel for a monster franchise that failed...there's one axiom that still holds true: They don’t make B-movies like they used to.

Feb 4, 2023

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B.L. Panther

The Spool

It's a peak American 1990s action film, boasting numerous explosions, jet skis, New Gilded Age hubris, uneasy racial politics, anxieties about computer technology, surveillance, and state-of-the-art digital effects by Industrial Light and Magic.

Sep 6, 2021

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nick s

Popcorn horror comedy with plenty of machine guns and one liners. Some impressive sets. The script is comically awful, as is much of the acting. The guns have a never ending bullet supply. Everything is way over the top, including CGI. If a larky action movie is your thing then you'll probably love this.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/17/25

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Tim B

Terrifying premise, sea monsters that are actually believable as opposed to Mermaids and the same old 50 foot sharks. This is a guy movie, not on par with Predator, but very much so the same kinda flick. Guns, Explosions, Gore and Freaky Sea Monsters. It’s fun, it’s scary and it’s a cool scary creature feature. Guys, this movie is near 30 at the time of this review. Understand that before watching. That said, the CGI is actually good and scary at times and has less good moments.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/25

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Brad CKA L

Sorry Treat Williams - I've seen this movie poster most of my life and would have sworn the movie starred Pierce Brosnan and Famke Jansen. If you're reading this, I love you, Famke. Check out my longer review: https://youtu.be/lrxheOwe2lA?si=CQSrdA4fdlN3G5SA

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/26/24

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S G

Great action movie, nice twist to a ship movie , worth a watch, 10/10

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/23/24

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Kevin F

An underrated B Classic; terrific performances from an excellent cast headed by Treat Williams, who makes the most of some epic lines. Well worth the watch.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/09/24

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Tim M

Deep Rising has a tantalizing premise, but with a lack of surprises and dynamic characters, it sinks before long.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/01/24

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Synopsis

A newly unveiled ocean liner, the Argonautica sets out on its first cruise, only to encounter dangers both on board and in the ocean depths. While the beautiful thief Trillian (Famke Janssen) attempts to steal riches from the boat's wealthy passengers, the ship encounters major problems, most notably a giant murderous sea creature with tentacles. Eventually, a boat captained by John Finnegan (Treat Williams) comes across the Argonautica, and everyone struggles to survive the monster.

Director: Stephen Sommers
Producer: John Baldecchi, Mario Iscovich, Laurence Mark
Screenwriter: Stephen Sommers
Distributor: Hollywood Pictures
Production Co: Calamari Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures, Hollywood Pictures
Rating: R (Sci-Fi Violence|Gore)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 30, 1998, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $11.2M
Runtime: 1h 46m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Stereo, SDDS, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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