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Film · 0 connectionsThe Abyss (1989)
- Adventure
- Science Fiction
- Thriller
- 140 min
- 12 age guide
- ★ 7.4/10 from 3,592 ratings
A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean's surface where he confronts a mysterious force that has the power to change the world or destroy it.
Directed byJames Cameron
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