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  • Deep Blue Sea (1999)
  • Opened July 28, 1999 | Runtime:1 hr 45 min
  • R
    Graphic Shark Attacks and Language
  • On an island research facility, Dr. Susan McAlester (Saffron Burrows) is harvesting the brain tissue of DNA-altered sharks as a possible cure for Alzheimer's disease. When the facility's backers send an executive (Samuel L. Jackson) to investigate Read More
  • Cast: Thomas Jane, Saffron Burrows, Samuel L. Jackson, Jacqueline McKenzie, Michael Rapaport, Stellan Skarsgård, LL Cool J
  • Director: Renny Harlin
  • Genres: Adventure Drama, Sea Adventure, Natural Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

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Deep Blue Sea (1999) Critic Reviews

So-so Avg. Critic Score 54 out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 80
    Los Angeles Times | Kenneth Turan

    An example of how expert action filmmaking and up-to-the-minute visual effects...

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalle

    One of the few big-fish horror films that still has the power to surprise.

  • 75
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    After slogging through the predictability of countless would-be action...

  • 70
    Washington Post | Desson Thomson

    This movie's entire raison d'etre (that's French for "shark meat") is to toy...

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