Summary
Two divers are left out at sea without a boat. There’s nothing but water for miles, unless they look at what’s underneath them...
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You need an uplifting mood
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+17)
Critics 67Audiences 50GoodWatch 59
Tomatometer71%
Metascore63
IMDb5.8
User score5.5
Letterboxd · 40 K ratings2.6/5
Audience score33%
Box office
456×its budget
- Budget
- $120 K
- Worldwide
- $55 M
Worldwide it earned $55 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 19 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 horror movies, −16 min on the typical 95
typical 9579Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 33 countries, rent or buy in 41 more
+23Released
2004
August 6, 2004
22 years ago
Genres
HorrorThrillerAdventureLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesIntense
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Chris Kentis Director, Author, Director of Photography, Editor
Production · 2
- Estelle Lau Executive Producer
- Laura Lau Producer, Director of Photography
Editing · 4
- Jim Finn Negative Cutter
- Thomas Edmon Digital Intermediate
- Matt Woo Digital Intermediate
- Robert Luttrell Digital Color Timer
Sound · 13
- Graeme Revell Original Music Composer
- Tom Ozanich Sound Designer
- Glenn T. Morgan Supervising Sound Editor
- Tony Lamberti Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Nerses Gezalyan Foley Mixer
- Diane Marshall Foley Artist
Other crew · 2
- Nathan Barr Additional Music
- Corey Michael Lincoln Post Production Assistant
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