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Leviathan

Leviathan

Adventure · Horror · Thriller · 1989

Underwater deep-sea miners encounter a Soviet wreck and bring back a dangerous cargo to their base on the ocean floor with horrifying results. The crew of the mining base must fight to survive against a genetic mutation that hunts them down one by one.

Movie details

Leviathan

“How long can you hold your breath?”

1989 Adventure · Horror · Thriller 1h 38m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.0 / 10

Community rating

Underwater deep-sea miners encounter a Soviet wreck and bring back a dangerous cargo to their base on the ocean floor with horrifying results. The crew of the mining base must fight to survive against a genetic mutation that hunts them down one by one.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Leviathan?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

George P. Cosmatos

Written by

David Webb Peoples · Jeb Stuart

Peter Weller

Peter Weller

Steven Beck

Richard Crenna

Richard Crenna

Dr. Glen 'Doc' Thompson

Amanda Pays

Amanda Pays

Elizabeth 'Willie' Williams

Daniel Stern

Daniel Stern

Buzz 'Sixpack' Parrish

Ernie Hudson

Ernie Hudson

Justin Jones

Michael Carmine

Michael Carmine

Tony 'DeJesus' Rodero

Lisa Eilbacher

Lisa Eilbacher

Bridget Bowman

Court is in session

Put Leviathan on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.