The Abyss

1989

PG-13

2h 20m

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7.4/10
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Adventure
Thriller
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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.

Directors

Writers

James Cameron(writer by)
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Ed Harris
Virgil 'Bud' Brigman
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Michael Biehn
Lieutenant Hiram Coffey
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Leo Burmester
Catton ‘Catfish’ De Vries
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Todd Graff
Alan 'Hippy' Carnes
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John Bedford Lloyd
Jammer Willis
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Kimberly Scott
Lisa 'One Night' Standing
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J.C. Quinn
Arliss 'Sonny' Dawson
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Adam Nelson
Ensign Monk
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Dick Warlock
Dwight Perry
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Jimmie Ray Weeks
Leland McBride

Directors

Writers

James Cameron(writer by)

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Details

Release date

August 9, 1989 (United States)

Country of origin

United States of America

Language

English

Production companies

20th Century Fox
Pacific Western

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Box office

Budget

$43,000,000

Gross worldwide

$90,000,098

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