Sphere
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Sphere

Terror can fill any space.

6.1 / 10 1998 2h 14mPG-13 English
Science FictionMysteryThriller

Storyline

A spacecraft is discovered at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, presumed to be at least 300 years old and of alien origin. A crack team of scientists and experts is assembled and taken to the ocean floor to investigate. However, the ship is not as it seems and when a giant perfect sphere is discovered in the cargo bay, things begin to fall apart.

Cast & Crew

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman

Dr. Norman Goodman

Lead
Sharon Stone

Sharon Stone

Dr. Elizabeth 'Beth' Halperin

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Dr. Harry Adams

Peter Coyote

Peter Coyote

Captain Harold C. Barnes

Liev Schreiber

Liev Schreiber

Dr. Ted Fielding

Queen Latifah

Queen Latifah

Alice 'Teeny' Fletcher

Marga Gómez

Marga Gómez

Jane Edmunds

Huey Lewis

Huey Lewis

Helicopter Pilot

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Barry Levinson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Sphere is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker