Sphere
1998 · Movie · PG-13 · 134 min · ★ 6.1 · 24% critics
A team of scientists is sent to a deep-sea habitat to investigate a mysterious spacecraft discovered on the Pacific Ocean floor. As they explore what’s inside, the isolation and pressure of the environment fuel paranoia and strange events, turning the mission into a tense psychological mystery.
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Details
- Years
- 1998
- Release date
- 1998-02-13
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 134 min
- Critic score
- 24/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (1,819 votes)
- Box office
- $73,400,000
- Budget
- $80,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a slow-burn sci-fi mystery with claustrophobic underwater tension and mind-bending ideas, somewhat in the vein of The Arrival or Fire in the Sky; Not for you if you need fast action and clear answers.
Pros: eerie deep-sea isolation; strong ensemble cast; intriguing mystery setup | Cons: uneven second half; confusing plot turns; runs a bit long
Themes
- space marine
- based on novel or book
- ocean
- extraterrestrial technology
- paranoia
- time travel
- time bomb
- alien
- psychologist
- ocean floor
- deepsea
- spaceship crash
Cast & crew
Dustin Hoffman
as Dr. Norman Goodman
Sharon Stone
as Dr. Elizabeth 'Beth' Halperin
Samuel L. Jackson
as Dr. Harry Adams
Peter Coyote
as Captain Harold C. Barnes
Liev Schreiber
as Dr. Ted Fielding
Queen Latifah
as Alice 'Teeny' Fletcher
Marga Gómez
as Jane Edmunds
Huey Lewis
as Helicopter Pilot
Bernard Hocke
as Seaman
James Pickens Jr.
as O.S.S.A. Instructor
Directed by Barry Levinson