FILM

The Abyss (1989)

Name: The Abyss
Director: James Cameron
Genre: Adventure, Thriller, Science Fiction
Released: 1989-08-09
Cast: Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn, Leo Burmester, Todd Graff

Film · 1989 · 140 min · PG-13 · Adventure · Thriller · Science Fiction

When you get there, you will understand.

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.

Directed by James Cameron

Starring Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn, Leo Burmester, Todd Graff, John Bedford Lloyd, Kimberly Scott, Chris Elliott

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Release dates in United States

In cinemas	9 August 1989
Digital release	12 December 2023
Physical release	29 March 1990
First release anywhere	9 August 1989

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