Deep Blue Sea
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Deep Blue Sea

Bigger. Smarter. Faster. Meaner.

6.0 / 10 1999 1h 45mR English
ActionHorrorScience Fiction

Storyline

Researchers on the undersea lab Aquatica have genetically altered the brains of captive sharks to develop a cure for Alzheimer's disease. But there's an unexpected side effect: the sharks got smarter, faster, and more dangerous. After a big storm damages their remote research facility, they must fight for their lives.

Cast & Crew

Saffron Burrows

Saffron Burrows

Dr. Susan McAlester

Lead
Thomas Jane

Thomas Jane

Carter Blake

LL Cool J

LL Cool J

Preacher

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Russell Franklin

Jacqueline McKenzie

Jacqueline McKenzie

Janice Higgins

Michael Rapaport

Michael Rapaport

Tom Scoggins

Stellan Skarsgård

Stellan Skarsgård

Jim Whitlock

Aida Turturro

Aida Turturro

Brenda Kerns

What People Are Saying

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