Leviathan

R

1989

1 hr. 38 min.

Sci-Fi

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

List

23%

26 Reviews

Tomatometer

27%

5,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

Hired by Martin (Meg Foster), the head of a major corporation, a crew including geologist Steven Beck (Peter Weller) descends to the ocean's depths for a mining project. When the undersea explorers find a sunken ship and investigate, they inadvertently bring a malevolent life form on board their vessel. The creature kills some crew members and causes them to mutate, resulting in a battle for survival against an unknown force far below the surface of the ocean.

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Critics Consensus

A deep-sea thriller with an unusually strong cast and potent ideas, Leviathan quickly plunges into an abyss of weak thrills and lame kills.

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dan k

my god. it s really bad. it really is. the acting, the set pieces, the cliches... even the monster. pity. stellar cast, fun premise, production value, wasted. the ending. everyone should be embarassed. 'say ah motherfucker...'

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/14/24

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Jelisije J

When you share the same premise as Alien then you really cant have a bad movie.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/21/24

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Mick S

It was slow, had weird unnatural dialogue, and is boring. This is the "Mom, can we watch Alien (1979)?" "No, we have Alien at home," of movies.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/24

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Audience Member

Do you like alien and the thing? Do you enjoy practical effects? Do you crack up at 80s cheese one liners? Then watch it. It’s not perfect, but the rotten tomatoes rating for this movie should be much higher.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/08/24

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Jose R L

I don't know why the low ratings. I've always liked this movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/13/24

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Travis M

In a world where Alien covenant exists how is this movie rated so low with fantastic character work, Stan Winston anamatronics, atmospheric music and stellar underwater filming.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/29/23

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George P. Cosmatos

Director

Peter Weller

Steven Beck

Richard Crenna

Dr. Glen "Doc" Thompson

Amanda Pays

Elizabeth "Willie" Williams

Daniel Stern

Buzz "Sixpack" Parrish

Ernie Hudson

Justin Jones

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Janet Maslin

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The latter half of the film is one long feeding frenzy, guided by a familiar horror-film principle: survival of the best-looking.

May 20, 2003

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Richard Harrington

Washington Post

Leviathan is intermittently interesting, but it's a bad sign that the movie starts losing its punch when the monster shows up.

Jan 1, 2000

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

The effects by Stan Winston are typically polished, even if the creature looks like the usual assemblage of teeth and tentacles.

Rated: 2.5/4

Mar 2, 2024

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

As far as rip-offs go, this is one of the best.

Rated: 7/10

Sep 6, 2020

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Brent McKnight

The Last Thing I See

The cast is like the first team at the B-movie all-star game.

Rated: B

Jul 7, 2020

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Heather Wixson

Daily Dead

The combination of well thought out characters and an incredible cast to bring them all to life is a huge reason why Leviathan will always be one of my personal favorite underwater monster movies.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 7, 2016

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Synopsis

Hired by Martin (Meg Foster), the head of a major corporation, a crew including geologist Steven Beck (Peter Weller) descends to the ocean's depths for a mining project. When the undersea explorers find a sunken ship and investigate, they inadvertently bring a malevolent life form on board their vessel. The creature kills some crew members and causes them to mutate, resulting in a battle for survival against an unknown force far below the surface of the ocean.

Director: George P. Cosmatos
Production Co: Gordon Company, Filmauro, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Rating: R
Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 13, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $15.4M
Sound Mix: Surround

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