The Abyss
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The Abyss

1989Movie2 h 20 minPG-131 award

Thriller
72
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IMDb7.5Letterboxd3.7/5Metacritic627.6Rotten Tomatoes75%83%
72
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.5Letterboxd3.7/5Metacritic627.6Rotten Tomatoes75%83%

Summary

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.

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  • Keeps you on edge.
  • Leaves you in awe.
  • Feasts your eyes.
  • Pulls you in.
  • Gets your pulse racing.

Not for laughs, warmth or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

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Tropes

Humanity on Trialin 108 titlesThe aliens consider washing humanity away for all its warmongering and cruelty.Ominously Cut TetherRare · in 18 titlesWhile exploring the downed nuclear submarine, one of the rig's crew begins to have a panic attack after seeing that dead bodies floating around the sub.All 117 tropes

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