Quick Facts
DirectorJames Cameron
Runtime2h 20m · PG-13
GenresAdventure · Science-fiction · Thriller
Release1989-08-09
Film
The Abyss
1989· PG-13· 2h 20m· Adventure· Science-fiction· Thriller
“When you get there, you will understand.”
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.
1989-08-09
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Key Crew
DirectorJames Cameron
WriterJames Cameron
ProducerGale Anne Hurd
Director of PhotographyMikael Salomon
Original Music ComposerAlan Silvestri
EditorConrad Buff IV
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Details
Released1989-08-09
Runtime2h 20m · PG-13
StatusReleased
Studios20th Century Fox · Pacific Western
Budget$43M
Box office$90M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating7.4/10 · 3492 votes
Original languageen
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