Question 1

Is Deep Blue Sea (1999) scary?

Accepted Answer

Moderately so — Deep Blue Sea (1999) mixes scares with other modes. As a survival film, it scored 6.0/10 for fear, 5.0/10 for atmosphere, and 6.2/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

Question 2

Is Deep Blue Sea (1999) streaming?

Accepted Answer

Deep Blue Sea (1999)'s US theatrical release date is July 28, 1999. No digital rental, streaming or physical release date has been announced.

Question 3

How many jump scares are in Deep Blue Sea (1999)?

Accepted Answer

Deep Blue Sea (1999) has 10 jump scares, based on its logged jump-scare count.

Question 4

What age is Deep Blue Sea (1999) appropriate for?

Accepted Answer

Deep Blue Sea (1999) is rated R. Watch Darkly does not assign its own age rating, so here is what the film actually contains. On Watch Darkly's curator scale it scored 6.0/10 for fear and 6.0/10 for gore, where 10 is the most extreme in the catalog. It has 10 jump scares. No content warnings are on file for it.

Question 5

Who is in the cast of Deep Blue Sea (1999)?

Accepted Answer

Saffron Burrows plays Dr. Susan McAlester, Thomas Jane plays Carter Blake, LL Cool J plays Preacher, Samuel L. Jackson plays Russell Franklin, Jacqueline McKenzie plays Janice Higgins, Michael Rapaport plays Tom Scoggins, Stellan Skarsgård plays Jim Whitlock, Aida Turturro plays Brenda Kerns.

Question 6

What are some films like Deep Blue Sea (1999)?

Accepted Answer

Films similar to Deep Blue Sea (1999) on Watch Darkly include The Shallows (2016), The Meg (2018), Dangerous Animals (2025), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

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