Film1998134 min

Sphere

Name: Sphere
Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
Released: 1998
Duration: 134 min
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, Samuel L. Jackson, Peter Coyote, Liev Schreiber

Taste attributes: mysteryscience fictionthrilleractionpsychologicalmonster/alien/supernaturalrobots/ai/spacefastunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatesurrealbig & variedrescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads

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"A thousand feet beneath the sea, the blackest holes are in the mind..."

Boxlist takeAn otherworldly sci-fi film that is wide-ranging, morally murky and serious. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: surreal · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

6.1 /10

TMDB · 1,177 votes

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What lines up

Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined

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Synopsis

The OSSA discovers a spacecraft thought to be at least 300 years old at the bottom of the ocean. Immediately following the discovery, they decide to send a team down to the depths of the ocean to study the space craft. They are the best of best, smart and logical, and the perfect choice to learn more about the spacecraft.

Synopsis: TMDB