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Sphere

Terror can fill any space.

6.1(1,933)19982h 14m25

A spacecraft is discovered at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, presumed to be at least 300 years old and of alien origin. A crack team of scientists and experts is assembled and taken to the ocean floor to investigate. However, the ship is not as it seems and when a giant perfect sphere is discovered in the cargo bay, things begin to fall apart.

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Status
Released
Budget
$80M
Box office
$37M
Language
English
  • space marine
  • based on novel or book
  • ocean
  • extraterrestrial technology
  • paranoia
  • time travel
  • time bomb
  • alien
  • psychologist
  • ocean floor
  • deepsea
  • spaceship crash

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • IndiaIN

    • Theatrical22 May 1998
  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalPG-1313 Feb 1998
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1227 Mar 1998
    • Physical12DVD23 Oct 1998
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM2 Apr 1998
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical23 Apr 1998
  • BelgiumBE

    • Premiere16Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Films20 Mar 1998
    • Theatrical1625 Mar 1998
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical123 Apr 1998
  • BulgariaBG

    • Theatrical1 May 1998
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical15+23 Apr 1998
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical1527 Mar 1998
  • EstoniaEE

    • Theatrical8 May 1998
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-1627 Mar 1998

Frequently asked questions

Sphere was released on 13 February 1998.

Audience reviews

3
  • J

    JPV852

    7/20/2020

    5/10

    Interesting idea but poorly executed and overly long. Acting was okay but nobody really stood out. At least some of the effects weren't too bad for 1998. I actually back in the day read the novel but don't remember anything from it, just know this adaptation was pretty different. **2.5/5**

  • K

    Kamurai

    6/30/2021

    8/10

    Great watch, would watch again, and do recommend. I feel like I have a thing for the isolationism of deep sea bases. "Bioshock", "Deep Blue Sea", "The Meg", "Underwater", "The Abyss": just the idea of being far away from any help in the most dangerous living conditions possible on the planet. Add in a mysteriously time traveling alien sphere and let bake in the survival situation where people are losing their …

  • W

    Wuchak

    11/9/2024

    6/10

    **_The power to actualize your thoughts and fears_** A huge spacecraft at the bottom of the Pacific ocean with a strange, humming sphere found inside. A team of scientists are sent down to investigate – a psychologist (Dustin Hoffman), a mathematician (Samuel L. Jackson), a biochemist (Sharon Stone) and an astrophysicist (Liev Schreiber). Two notable characters at the station on the ocean floor are played by Peter…

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