The Abyss
Taste attributes: actionadventurescience fictionthrillermysterymonster/alien/supernaturalvehiclesdramaunsavouryimaginarylinearbig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshiprescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seems
"There's everything you've ever known about adventure, and then there's The Abyss."
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and wide-ranging: a morally murky sci-fi film. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
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.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
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Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 1989
- Runtime
- 139 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Lightstorm Entertainment
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
