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Deep Blue Sea

R Released Jul 28, 1999 1h 45m Sci-Fi List
60% Tomatometer 115 Reviews 39% Audience Score 250,000+ Ratings
On an island research facility, Dr. Susan McAlester (Saffron Burrows) is harvesting the brain tissue of DNA-altered sharks as a possible cure for Alzheimer's disease. When the facility's backers send an executive (Samuel L. Jackson) to investigate the experiments, a routine procedure goes awry and a shark starts attacking the researchers. Now, with sharks outnumbering their human captors, McAlester and her team must figure out a way to stop them from escaping to the ocean and breeding. Read More Read Less
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Deep Blue Sea is no Jaws, but action fans seeking some toothy action can certainly do -- and almost certainly have done -- far worse for B-movie thrills.

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Paul Clinton (CNN.com) CNN.com If you like big summer action flicks with plenty of bite, check this one out. Then go out for a big sushi dinner. It'll make you feel better. Jan 11, 2019 Full Review David Denby New Yorker Scary, absurd, inessential. Jan 11, 2019 Full Review Lisa Alspector Chicago Reader The characters are sufficiently naive to get picked off one by one, but their ignorance doesn't extend to the genre conventions governing their behavior, making for some shockingly funny moments. Jan 11, 2019 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Now considered a favorite cult film. Rated: B- Aug 4, 2023 Full Review Emilie Black Cinema Crazed Deep Blue Sea is overall a bit of a silly shark film, but it’s a really fun one with lots of action sequences. Rated: 3/5 Jul 26, 2022 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Despite the questionable fish visuals, several of the shark attack scenes are quite thrilling - utilizing suspense, comedy, nail-biting timing, and slimy animatronics. Rated: 4/10 Sep 11, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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moviefan2023 great action movie, classic for shark lovers. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/29/23 Full Review Leaburn O Samuel L J has an early night in this rubbish nerve shredding but not scary dump truck of a joke. Watched years ago. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/25/24 Full Review scott j How is this 39% audience score!!! At the time best shark movie since jaws! Sure the effects are dated, but take this for what it is, just big dumb fun!!! And sharks having a ball! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/22/24 Full Review Andrew K What a trip. A film that is tense all the way through. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/23/23 Full Review Yoosik Ethan O A fast paced fun action film. Intense throughout and , yes, silly at times, but who cares? A fun time at the movies. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/16/23 Full Review will g This movie is wonderfully bad and I love the Samuel L Jackson Speech Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis On an island research facility, Dr. Susan McAlester (Saffron Burrows) is harvesting the brain tissue of DNA-altered sharks as a possible cure for Alzheimer's disease. When the facility's backers send an executive (Samuel L. Jackson) to investigate the experiments, a routine procedure goes awry and a shark starts attacking the researchers. Now, with sharks outnumbering their human captors, McAlester and her team must figure out a way to stop them from escaping to the ocean and breeding.
Director
Renny Harlin
Producer
Akiva Goldsman, Tony Ludwig, Alan Riche
Screenwriter
Donna Powers, Wayne Powers, Duncan Kennedy
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Village Roadshow Prod.
Rating
R (Language|Graphic Shark Attacks)
Genre
Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 28, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 20, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$73.6M
Runtime
1h 45m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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