The Abyss

  • Theatrical - Wide 1989-08-11
Box Office Gross: $90,000,098
Running Time: 140 minutes
Language: English
Production Company: 20th Century Fox, Pacific Western

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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... See more that has the power to change the world or destroy it.

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