Summary
After a group of biologists discovers a huge network of unexplored caves in Romania and, believing it to be an undisturbed eco-system that has produced a new species, they hire the best American team of underwater cave explorers in the world.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Pure escapism
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+23)
Critics 22Audiences 45GoodWatch 34
Metascore30
Tomatometer13%
IMDb5.2
User score5.2
Letterboxd · 29 K ratings2.3/5
Audience score28%
Box office
1.1×its budget
- Budget
- $30 M
- Worldwide
- $33 M
Worldwide it earned $3 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 37 min
A typical length for action movies, −11 min on the typical 108
typical 10897Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 16 countries, rent or buy in 32 more
+6Released
2005
August 26, 2005
21 years ago
Genres
ActionAdventureHorrorThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
RomanianMade in
Germany- United States
Denmark
Romania
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence and disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
15 of 15
Cole HauserJack McAllister
Lena HeadeyDr. Kathryn Jennings
Morris ChestnutTop Buchanan
Eddie CibrianTyler McAllister
Piper PeraboCharlie
Daniel Dae KimAlex Kim
Kieran Darcy-SmithStrode
Rick RavanelloBriggs
Marcel IureșDr. Nicolai
Vlad RădescuDr. Bacovia
Simon KunzMike - Caver
David KennedyIan - Caver
Alin PancRazvan - Caver- ZBZoltan ButucCorvin - Caver
Brian SteeleCreature Performer
Directing · 7
- Bruce Hunt Director
- Ingrid Cristea Second Assistant Director
- Anatol Reghintovschi Assistant Director
- Garry Phillips Second Unit Director
- Oana Ene Second Second Assistant Director
- Charles Rotherham First Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Michael Steinberg Screenplay
- Tegan West Screenplay
- Monica Sandstede Story Editor
Production · 30
- Marco Mehlitz Executive Producer
- Neil Bluhm Executive Producer
- Judd Malkin Executive Producer
- Gary Lucchesi Producer
- Richard S. Wright Producer
- Andrew Mason Producer
Camera · 17
- Ross Emery Director of Photography
- Cristu Ghigiu Camera Trainee
- Alexandru Durac Second Assistant Camera
- Bogdan Stanciu Camera Operator
- Adrien Seffrin Focus Puller
- Martin Fargher Best Boy Grip
Editing · 9
- Brian Berdan Editor
- Dan Mitre Colorist
- Mike Chiado Digital Intermediate
- Josef Brandmaier Project Manager
- David Reale First Assistant Editor
- Royce Smith Color Timer
Sound · 20
- Johnny Klimek Original Music Composer
- Reinhold Heil Music Producer, Original Music Composer
- Dane A. Davis Supervising Sound Editor
- Bryan O. Watkins Sound Effects Editor
- György Mihályi Utility Sound
- Dean St. John ADR Mixer
Art · 14
- Pier Luigi Basile Production Design
- Vlad Vieru Art Direction
- Malcolm Stone Set Decoration
- Dana Andreianu Art Department Coordinator
- Liviu Marcu Sculptor
- Cristian Corvin Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 13
- Wendy Partridge Costume Design
- Gabriella Németh Hairstylist
- Gabi Cretan Makeup Artist
- Thomas Floutz Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Claudia Sarbu Costumer
- Andreea Tudose Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 17
- Payam Shohadai Visual Effects Supervisor
- Patrick Tatopoulos Creature Design
- Javier Solsona Creature Technical Director
- Steven Swanson Visual Effects Producer
- Angie Jones Animation
- Cameron Gray Animation Director
Lighting · 6
- Alessio Bramucci Best Boy Electric
- Radu Marinescu Key Rigging Grip
- Florin Niculae Gaffer
- Lupsa Armand Electrician
- Kyle Cassidy Lighting Artist
- Ted Overton Underwater Gaffer
Other crew · 21
- Glenn Boswell Stunt Coordinator
- Razvan Puiu Stunt Coordinator
- Andrei Cretan Video Assist Operator
- Butiseaca Florin Scenic Artist
- Constantinescu Gina Translator
- Derek Raser Transportation Coordinator
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