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
- RichardNovember 9, 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.
- turbob24April 12, 2026Am 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)
Sphere Trivia
Sphere was released on February 13, 1998.
Sphere was directed by Barry Levinson.
Sphere has a runtime of 2h 14m.
Sphere was produced by Michael Crichton, Barry Levinson, Andrew Wald.
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 PG-13.
Sphere is a Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller film.
Sphere has an audience rating of 3.8 out of 10.
Sphere had a budget of $80M.
Sphere has made $37M at the box office.