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Deep Blue Sea

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Researchers on the undersea lab Aquatica have genetically altered the brains of captive sharks to develop a cure for Alzheimer's disease. But there's an unexpected side effect: the sharks got smarter, faster, and more dangerous. After a big storm damages their remote research facility, they must fight for their lives.

Status: Released

Released Date: 1999-07-28

Runtime: 105 mins

Director: Renny Harlin

Writer: Wayne Powers

Spoken language: English

Genres: Action, Horror, Science Fiction

Original title: Deep Blue Sea

Production Companies: Riche-Ludwig Productions, Village Roadshow Pictures, Groucho III Film Partnership, Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Countries: Australia, United States of America

Cast

Saffron Burrows

Thomas Jane

LL Cool J

Samuel L. Jackson

Jacqueline McKenzie

Michael Rapaport

Stellan Skarsgård

Aida Turturro

Cristos

Daniel Rey

Valente Rodriguez

Helicopter Winch Operator

Brent Roam

Boy #1

Eyal Podell

Girl #1

Erinn Bartlett

Deep Blue Sea Collection

Deep Blue Sea

1999-07-28

Researchers on the undersea lab Aquatica have genetically altered the brains of captive sharks to de

2.5

Deep Blue Sea 2

2018-04-17

When shark conservationist Dr. Misty Calhoun is invited to consult on a top-secret project run by ph

2.8

Deep Blue Sea 3

2020-08-25

Dr. Emma Collins and her team are spending their third summer on the island of Little Happy studying

Reviews

mooney240

**Peak corny shark goodness!** 🦈🦈🦈 Deep Blue Sea falls prey to every shark movie trope and has a blast doing it. Embracing its cheesiness makes this movie one is the all-time best shark flicks—a fabulous cocktail of 90s cheese, sharks, and surprising twists. If you haven’t seen this one, I guarantee you will be surprised by who survives and who doesn’t.

2022-08-19

nairtejas

An engaging thriller with a mindless plot, Deep Blue Sea managed to keep me hooked throughout its loud 100-minute running time. A doctor and her team of researchers looking to find a cure for Alzheimer's in sharks in an isolated facility in the middle of an ocean - what more do you need for some sweet chaos while also supported by some unethical practices? Deep Blue Sea is not the most realistic shark film out there but it has a lot of cool action, suspense, the added pleasure of flooding sequences, and a protagonist that you love to hate. Go for it. (Grade B-). TN.

2020-10-23

Kamurai

Great watch, would watch again, and do recommend. This is probably my favorite shark movie. I know "Jaws" did a thing back when, but I like this better. It doesn't mean it's a better movie, the same way that more people like pizza than salad even though salad is a better food. The biggest part of why I like it so much better is that it's a survivalist situation, in an isolationist setting, and the sharks are "intelligent" so they're actively hunting the humans so it becomes a killer creature feature too. The cast is really good, and you should probably recognize about half the faces, whether or not they've been in Marvel movies. The split story lines bother me a bit, and more when they're voluntary, but it works. And when someone gets eaten by a shark, everyone else greedily makes an opportunity of it in a good survivor's fashion. This is a movie fueled by adversity instead of stupidity, as is a soft requirement for some movies. I guess the "stupidity" is creating the situation in the first place If you like sharks eating people, or underwater bases ("Rapture"), or liked "The Meg" then give this a watch.

2020-10-10

Ruuz

There's quite a cast assembled for _Deep Blue Sea_, not what we've come to expect from the Asuylum-soiled genre of shark movies in this day and age. It's not a fantastic movie, but it proves more watchable that 90% of its company. _Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole_.

2018-09-06

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