Sphere
Directed by Barry Levinson6.112%38%6.1
1000 feet below the ocean, navy divers discover an object half-a-mile long. A crack team of scientists are deployed to the site in Deepsea Habitats. What they find boggles the mind as they discover a perfect metal sphere. What is the secret behind the sphere? Will they survive the mysterious 'manifestations'? Who or what is creating these? They may never live to find out.
Sphere Ratings & Reviews
- turbob244 days agoAm I truly alone? I thought this was a criminally underrated movie... Like a more intellectual Event Horizon, fascinating premise, great acting, atmosphere, soundtrack, ending.... The effects are great (Although I admit the 'monster' reveal was rather underwhelming.) Real tension, real room to imagine, I really like it and come back to it often. It seems it suffered from being too often compared to other vaguely similar movies, judged in a vacuum I thought it was magical. (yes I realise I compared it to Event Horizon... sue me)
- LPCSTR13 May 2025Epic SciFi. If you liked Event Horizon or space horror, then this one is definitely for you.
- Alexander Doughty10 July 2025A top notch movie that felt right at home with the amount of thrill and suspense it grabs you with. Would recommend it to anyone who’s never seen it before. I’m a fan of 80’s and early 90’s sci-fi. 5/5 would watch again.
- geoscu4 April 2026Great Movie💯💯💯💯🙏🙏🙏
- Richard9 November 2025This one’s a deep sea fever dream. A team of scientists, including Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone and Samuel L. Jackson, descend 1,000 feet below the ocean to investigate a mysterious alien sphere. What follows is part Event Horizon, part The Abyss and part “what if your worst thoughts came to life and tried to kill you?” The cast is stacked, the sets are moody and claustrophobic and the tension builds like a pressure gauge about to blow. The sphere itself? A shiny, golden enigma that reflects your fears and maybe your subconscious. Or maybe it’s just trolling everyone. Hard to say. The plot spirals into psychological sci-fi territory, with reality bending, minds unraveling and a finale that feels like a philosophical shrug. But there’s something hypnotic about it. It’s the kind of movie that doesn’t quite land but still sticks with you like a dream you half remember and can’t shake. It flopped, sure. But it’s got that late 90's sci-fi charm: ambitious, weird and just self serious enough to be fascinating. And that cast? Worth it for the underwater banter alone.
- pipanni11 March 2026The cast is great, but the story is a bit unfocused. It starts out nicely but fizzles on the last 30 minutes or so. I personally would like the movie to have more sci-fi and less delving into human psyche. Some memorable scenes though, and interesting ideas.
- Mairi Krausse24 December 2025Very plausible story, and well played.
- GnomeSlice10 March 2025Spooky, thrilling sci-fi.
- Alyxandor7 December 2025Classic sci-fi thriller set deep under the ocean. Great movie all around!
- BarsNoHooks1 November 2025A solid 3.5/5! Good sci-fi horror + Good cast = A Good Movie.
- benla833 November 2025Cinematic masterpiece
- flani398 September 2025Good 80s style sci-fi movie lots of stars original plot at that time
- Chris4 September 2025Better than its reputation, but the ending feels a bit deus ex machina.
- ivan.her711 July 2025Always a favorite
- Arthas Menethil3 September 2025I love Michael Crichton novels but this wasn't it. Boring as a Novel and Movie as Well...
Sphere Trivia
Sphere was released on 13 February 1998.
Sphere was directed by Barry Levinson.
Sphere has a runtime of 2h 14m.
Sphere was produced by Barry Levinson, Andrew Wald, Michael Crichton.
1000 feet below the ocean, navy divers discover an object half-a-mile long. A crack team of scientists are deployed to the site in Deepsea Habitats. What they find boggles the mind as they discover a perfect metal sphere. What is the secret behind the sphere? Will they survive the mysterious 'manifestations'? Who or what is creating these? They may never live to find out.
The key characters in Sphere are Dr. Norman Goodman (Dustin Hoffman), Dr. Elizabeth 'Beth' Halperin (Sharon Stone), Dr. Harry Adams (Samuel L. Jackson).
Sphere is rated 12.
Sphere is a Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller film.
Sphere has an audience rating of 3.8 out of 10.
Sphere had a budget of US$80M.
Sphere has made US$37M at the box office.