Deep Sea

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Deep Sea

PG-13

Released Nov 24, 2023

1h 52m

Fantasy

Adventure

Animation

Drama

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Shenxiu was abandoned by her mother when she was a child. Since then, she has bad dreams about a monster called "Nightmare". One day, she travels on a cruise ship with her family. On a stormy night, she sees "Nightmare" on the deck, humming her mother's song and calling her to the sea. She falls and breaks into the fancy "Deep Sea" restaurant, an old transformed submarine. She meets the Chef, Nanhe, and embarks on a mysterious journey.

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Phuong Le

Guardian

Despite the tonal unevenness, however, the mix of hyperreal 3D animation and impressionistic compositions using the techniques of Chinese painting is unique to behold, like a tableaux roused into breathtaking life.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 4, 2024

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

Truly groundbreaking, this astonishing animated adventure from China is worth seeing on the big screen for its outrageously eye-catching imagery.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jun 11, 2024

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Steve Morrissey

Radio Times

The result is a vivid, phantasmagoric spectacular that occasionally threatens to leave the actual story behind but which contains enough humour, action and drama to satisfy most tastes.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 7, 2024

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David Hogan

Anime UK News

Some of the vistas and set-pieces are as close to literally breath-taking as a film has ever taken me, which is good because it lifted the otherwise generic plot to the point I was still glued to the screen right to the credits.

Rated: 8/10

May 31, 2024

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Carla Monfort

Espinof

While it does not reach the potential the beginning promised, 'Deep Sea' is a nice adventure, which flies especially high in its animation -- one of the best and most beautiful that we will probably see this year. [Full review in Spanish]

May 13, 2024

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Peter Martin

EverythingButHorror.com

Frankly, brought me to tears. ... Anyone who loves animation, in general, though, will be struck by the unique and tasty soup of influences, styles, and storytelling techniques. It's definitely worth checking out.

Apr 29, 2024

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Valiant R

Such a meaningful and heart-warming movie!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/20/25

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C N

This is 2 hours of my life watching a traumatized child try to find her estranged Mom, crying constantly, then just when it seems she is about to find her Mom, becomes Stockholm Syndrome attatched to a guy who she tries to follow and belong to instead. He dumps her right at tbe end, and she starts crying again. This was truly the most awful movie I have ever seen. It made no sense whatsoever and was strange.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/19/25

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Audience Member

I couldn't watch it which pains me because the animation work is stunning, but it's exaggerated with too many details that pass way too fast. The storytelling is off and doesn't make sense.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/19/24

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Jen M

Gave this a try as it caught my eye, and I wasn’t disappointed. The plot was a little bit hard to follow at times but the animation and mix of beautiful sets/artistic styles had me glued to the end. It was a joy to watch and in the end, not such a bad story. Emotional rollercoaster.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/25/24

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Yonotaru K

c'est bien, j'aime bien

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/02/24

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Audience Member

Horrible movie. All over the place. Don’t waste your time.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/28/24

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Xiaopeng Tian

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Tingwen Wang

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Xin Su

Voice

Kuixing Teng

Voice

Yang Ting

Stepmom

Jing Ji

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Synopsis

Shenxiu was abandoned by her mother when she was a child. Since then, she has bad dreams about a monster called "Nightmare". One day, she travels on a cruise ship with her family. On a stormy night, she sees "Nightmare" on the deck, humming her mother's song and calling her to the sea. She falls and breaks into the fancy "Deep Sea" restaurant, an old transformed submarine. She meets the Chef, Nanhe, and embarks on a mysterious journey.

Director: Xiaopeng Tian
Producer: Qiao Yi, Jing Wang, Yunyun Wei
Screenwriter: Xiaopeng Tian, Xiaopeng Tian
Distributor: Viva Pictures
Production Co: October Media
Rating: PG-13 (Thematic Material and Smoking)
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Animation, Drama
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 24, 2023, Limited
Runtime: 1h 52m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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