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The Abyss
Critics' Pick
(No longer in theaters)
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Genre
SciFi/Fantasy, Suspense/Thriller
Producer
Lightstorm Entertainment
Distributor
20th Century Fox Film Corporat
Release Date
Jan 1, 1989
Review
IFC’s “Bigelow vs. Cameron” series screens this sprawling 1989 thriller about a group of deep-sea oil drillers who get roped into helping a Navy SEAL team explore a mysterious nuclear-sub accident.
Truly Alienated
A big attraction here is Cameron’s surprisingly powerful depiction of a marriage poised on the brink—which, we’re sure, had nothing to do with the second of his four divorces, taking place as the movie was made.