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Deep Sea

Play trailer 1:29 Poster for Deep Sea PG-13 Released Nov 24, 2023 1h 52m Fantasy Adventure Animation Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Yonotaru K c'est bien, j'aime bien Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/02/24 Full Review Audience Member Horrible movie. All over the place. Don’t waste your time. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/28/24 Full Review Ragnhild S The movie is absolutely amazing. I absolutely recommend watching it. I personally didn't have high hopes when I went to see it, but after having watched it I needed 5 minutes before I could even move from where I was seated. This is a must watch Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/27/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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