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Sphere (1998) -- A spaceship is discovered under three hundred years' worth of coral growth at the bottom of the ocean.

Overview

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5.5/10   27,681 votes
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Director:
Barry Levinson
Writers (WGA):
Michael Crichton (novel)
Kurt Wimmer (adaptation)
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Release Date:
13 February 1998 (USA) more
Tagline:
A thousand feet beneath the sea, the blackest holes are in the mind... more
Plot:
A spaceship is discovered under three hundred years' worth of coral growth at the bottom of the ocean. full summary | add synopsis
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An excellent movie for the intellects among us... more

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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action including some startling images.
Runtime:
134 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

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Trivia:
"Basura", which is written in one container on the spacecraft, is Spanish for "trash". more
Goofs:
Factual errors: In several scenes the team members wear various recreational dive computers, which are useless on a 1000ft saturation dive. more
Quotes:
Norman Goodman: I would be happy if Jerry had no emotions whatsoever. Because the thing of it is once you go down that road... here's Jerry, an emotional being cooped up for 300 years with no one to talk to... none of the socialization, the emotional growth that comes from contact with other emotional beings...
Harry: So...?
Norman Goodman: What happens if Jerry gets mad?
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "HBO First Look: Sphere (#5.3)" (1998) more
Soundtrack:
BALI HA'I more

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Why does Harry think the future can't be changed?
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20 out of 36 people found the following comment useful:-
An excellent movie for the intellects among us..., 30 March 1999
10/10
Author: Matt Barber

Alright, I've heard all the comments... Uninspired, unoriginal, boring, whatever... My question is, what movie did these people watch. I can't be the same movie I saw. Granted, "Sphere" isn't a movie for those who prefer to plop their brain on the chair next to them while sucking in a dazzling visual charade devoid of plot, but for those of us who like to get involved in a story, it's hard to do better than this. Talk about sharp dialect, and plot twists. And then there's the tension, the tightness of the whole setting. Just like when Samuel L. Jackson says, "we're going to die down here, yo know." so matter-of-factly. Yikes... if that's not what you're into, fine, go check out "Spiceworld". But don't slam a movie for aspiring to be something more. "Sphere" is a movie for those of us who love a good story. And it's hard to do better than this.

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