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The Deep End of the Ocean

  • 1999
  • PG-13
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
22K
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Michelle Pfeiffer and Michael McElroy in The Deep End of the Ocean (1999)
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Drama

A family's reaction when Ben, the youngest son, is kidnapped and then found nine years later living in the same town where his family had just moved.A family's reaction when Ben, the youngest son, is kidnapped and then found nine years later living in the same town where his family had just moved.A family's reaction when Ben, the youngest son, is kidnapped and then found nine years later living in the same town where his family had just moved.

  • Director
    • Ulu Grosbard
  • Writers
    • Jacquelyn Mitchard
    • Stephen Schiff
  • Stars
    • Michelle Pfeiffer
    • Treat Williams
    • Whoopi Goldberg
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    22K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ulu Grosbard
    • Writers
      • Jacquelyn Mitchard
      • Stephen Schiff
    • Stars
      • Michelle Pfeiffer
      • Treat Williams
      • Whoopi Goldberg
    • 143User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
    • 45Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Trailer 0:31
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    Michelle Pfeiffer
    Michelle Pfeiffer
    • Beth
    Treat Williams
    Treat Williams
    • Pat
    Whoopi Goldberg
    Whoopi Goldberg
    • Candy
    Jonathan Jackson
    Jonathan Jackson
    • Vincent (age 16)
    Cory Buck
    Cory Buck
    • Vincent (age 7)
    Ryan Merriman
    Ryan Merriman
    • Sam
    Alexa PenaVega
    Alexa PenaVega
    • Kerry (age 9)
    • (as Alexa Vega)
    Michael McGrady
    Michael McGrady
    • Jimmy Daugherty
    Brenda Strong
    Brenda Strong
    • Ellen
    Michael McElroy
    • Ben
    Tony Musante
    Tony Musante
    • Angelo
    Rose Gregorio
    • Rosie
    John Kapelos
    John Kapelos
    • George
    Lucinda Jenney
    Lucinda Jenney
    • Laurie
    John Roselius
    John Roselius
    • Bastokovich
    K.K. Dodds
    K.K. Dodds
    • Theresa
    Joey Simmrin
    • Schaffer
    Holly Towne
    • Martha
    • Director
      • Ulu Grosbard
    • Writers
      • Jacquelyn Mitchard
      • Stephen Schiff
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      After Pat and Beth have a fight (following Ben's disappearance), Pat goes for a ride in his car and young Vincent comes along to smooth the waters. In his hand, he plays with a cassette tape. It is the soundtrack to Grease 2 (1982), which starred Michelle Pfeiffer.
    • Goofs
      When Beth is in Candy's office at the police station, Candy is standing at her desk with her back to an outside window. The scene is cut about halfway through to eliminate a line that Candy must have said. The result of the cut, though, is that people walking outside (who you see through the window) appear to jump forward 10 feet or so.
    • Quotes

      Candy Bliss: This is a nice imitation of a life you've got here.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: 8mm/The Other Sister/Just the Ticket/200 Cigarettes/Eight Days a Week (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Energy
      Written by Michael Knott

      Performed by Bomb Bay Babies

      Courtesy of Windswept Pacific Entertainment

    User reviews143

    Featured review
    5/10

    I had expected more

    This movie is so famous, and has so many great actors in it, that I had expected more from it. As it was, it had some heart-warming moments, handsome people and beautiful exteriors and interiors - but all in all it was not very exciting. The story was the kind of sentimental family drama one would expect on Hallmark television in the afternoon - not a big cinema movie with famous stars.

    By the way, I think it is not possible to place a lost-and-found kid drama in present times, because DNA technique, finger prints etc. can prove the identity with almost hundred per cent's certainty. The interesting thing in the lost-and-found stories, is to guess if the person found is who he/she claims to be, or an impostor. As in "Anastasia".

    And YES I understand that this kind of mystery was not the major issue here, but the reactions of all the family members afterwards. But it is that kind of story that one expects, when one reads about this movie or watches the trailer. So - it was a bit of a disappointment.
    • Catharina_Sweden
    • Jan 6, 2013
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    • Release date
      • March 12, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El lado profundo del mar
    • Filming locations
      • Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA(Shot pans down on a white church)
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Mandalay Entertainment
      • Via Rosa Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $38,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $13,898,649
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,558,400
      • Mar 14, 1999
    • Gross worldwide
      • $28,121,100
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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