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Deep Blue Sea
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Deep Blue Sea

1999 · R · 1h 45m

Bigger. Smarter. Faster. Meaner.

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.

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Release

In theaters
July 28, 1999

Curator Score

Based on 1 curator rating · How we score

Leans into fear and gore.

Jump scares

Deep Blue Sea has 10 jump scares. Compare counts

Age suitability

Deep Blue Sea is rated R. Watch Darkly does not assign its own age rating. It scored 6.0/10 for fear and 6.0/10 for gore, and carries no content warnings.

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6.2Overall
Fear6.0
Gore6.0
Atmosphere5.0

Genres

adventurescience-fictionhorrorcomedyactionthriller

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Subgenre

Tone

fast-paced

Setting

isolated-locationwater
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Details

Budget$60M
Box office$164.6M

Directed by

Renny Harlin

Cinematography

Stephen F. Windon

Starring

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

Production

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

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