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The Abyss is a 1989 American science fiction film written and directed by James Cameron and starring Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Michael Biehn. When an American submarine sinks in the Caribbean, a US search and recovery team works with an oil platform crew, racing against Soviet vessels to recover the boat. Deep in the ocean, they encounter something unexpected.
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1989 · 2h 20m · Adventure · Thriller · Science Fiction
TMDB 7.4/10 (3,525 votes)
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.
Directed by James Cameron
Box office $90M worldwide
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James CameronDirector
Ed Harrisas Virgil 'Bud' Brigman
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonioas Lindsey Brigman
Leo Burmesteras Catton ‘Catfish’ De Vries
Todd Graffas Alan 'Hippy' Carnes
John Bedford Lloydas Jammer Willis
Kimberly Scottas Lisa 'One Night' Standing
Chris Elliottas Bendix
J.C. Quinnas Arliss 'Sonny' DawsonPPierce Oliver Brewer, Jr.as Lew FinlerGGeorge Robert Klekas WilhiteCChristopher Murphyas Schoenick
Adam Nelsonas Ensign Monk
Dick Warlockas Dwight Perry