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The Abyss

When you get there, you will understand.

  • Movie
  • 1989
  • PG-13
  • 2h 20m

Directed by James Cameron

7.4

TMDB audience rating
7.4 out of 10 from 3,658 votes

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Overview

A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean's surface where he confronts a mysterious force that has the power to change the world or destroy it.

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Cast and crew

  • Ed Harris

    Ed HarrisVirgil 'Bud' Brigman

  • Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

    Mary Elizabeth MastrantonioLindsey Brigman

  • Michael Biehn

    Michael BiehnLieutenant Hiram Coffey

  • Leo Burmester

    Leo BurmesterCatton ‘Catfish’ De Vries

  • Todd Graff

    Todd GraffAlan 'Hippy' Carnes

  • John Bedford Lloyd

    John Bedford LloydJammer Willis

  • Kimberly Scott

    Kimberly ScottLisa 'One Night' Standing

  • Chris Elliott

    Chris ElliottBendix

  • J.C. Quinn

    J.C. QuinnArliss 'Sonny' Dawson

  • Pierce Oliver Brewer, Jr.Lew Finler

  • George Robert KlekWilhite

  • Christopher MurphySchoenick

  • Adam Nelson

    Adam NelsonEnsign Monk

  • Dick Warlock

    Dick WarlockDwight Perry

  • Jimmie Ray WeeksLeland McBride

  • J. Kenneth Campbell

    J. Kenneth CampbellDeMarco

  • Peter RatrayCaptain

  • Michael Beach

    Michael BeachBarnes

Director
James Cameron
Writer
James Cameron
Music
Alan Silvestri
Cinematography
Mikael Salomon