Summary
Based on an astonishing true incident that took place on the frigid seas off Iceland in 1984, The Deep fashions a modern-day everyman myth about the sole survivor of a shipwreck, whose superhuman will to survive made him both an inexplicable scientific phenomenon and a genuine national hero.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+28)
Critics 94Audiences 66GoodWatch 79
Running time
1 h 35 min
Shorter than most dramas, −14 min on the typical 109
typical 10995Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 13 countries, rent or buy in 12 more
+3
Released
2012
September 7, 2012
14 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Icelandic
Original language
Made in
Iceland
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Baltasar Kormákur Director, Screenplay, Producer
Writing · 1
- Jón Atli Jónasson Screenplay
Production · 2
- Agnes Johansen Producer
- Egil Ødegård Producer
Camera · 1
- Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir Editor
- Sverrir Kristjánsson Editor
Sound · 11
- Ben Frost Music
- Daníel Bjarnason Music
- Kjartan Kjartansson Sound Designer
- Ingvar Lundberg Sound Designer
- Julien Naudin Sound
- Árni Gústafsson Sound
Art · 1
- Atli Geir Grétarsson Set Designer
Visual Effects · 1
- Dadi Einarsson Visual Effects Supervisor
Other crew · 1
- Eggert Ketilsson Special Effects
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