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Leviathan

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Hired by Martin (Meg Foster), the head of a major corporation, a crew including geologist Steven Beck (Peter Weller) descends to the ocean's depths for a mining project. When the undersea explorers find a sunken ship and investigate, they inadvertently bring a malevolent life form on board their vessel. The creature kills some crew members and causes them to mutate, resulting in a battle for survival against an unknown force far below the surface of the ocean.
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Critics Consensus

A deep-sea thriller with an unusually strong cast and potent ideas, Leviathan quickly plunges into an abyss of weak thrills and lame kills.

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Janet Maslin New York Times 05/20/2003
The latter half of the film is one long feeding frenzy, guided by a familiar horror-film principle: survival of the best-looking. Go to Full Review Richard Harrington Washington Post 01/01/2000
Leviathan is intermittently interesting, but it's a bad sign that the movie starts losing its punch when the monster shows up. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 03/02/2024
2.5/4
The effects by Stan Winston are typically polished, even if the creature looks like the usual assemblage of teeth and tentacles. Go to Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 09/06/2020
7/10
As far as rip-offs go, this is one of the best. Go to Full Review Brent McKnight The Last Thing I See 07/07/2020
B
The cast is like the first team at the B-movie all-star game. Go to Full Review Heather Wixson Daily Dead 01/07/2016
4/5
The combination of well thought out characters and an incredible cast to bring them all to life is a huge reason why Leviathan will always be one of my personal favorite underwater monster movies. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Stoner J @Stoner 2d I get the low reviews from reviewers who only see it as a rip off of the Thing and Alien, but it’s exactly like them, minus the first totally slow beginning. Great practical effects just like those flicks too. See more Shane H. @EvieRosie Feb 4 It has an ambitious production, so I’ll give the director and producers an A for effort. And the B-list actors are pretty solid, despite one of them having the name “Sixpack.” But overall I’ll give it a D+. See more LNmck86 . Nov 16 Realmente prometía, pero en cuanto aparece la criatura se va todo al carajo See more cat m Jul 28 I’m a fan of alien but this one took to long more long than alien felt like See more Calvin T @Calvin504 Jul 14 Idc what others say....I liked it enough to finish the movie 🎬 💯 See more Stephen C @bob25009 Jun 18 Failure in 1 hour and 38 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Read all reviews
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George P. Cosmatos

Director

Peter Weller

Steven Beck

Richard Crenna

Dr. Glen "Doc" Thompson

Amanda Pays

Elizabeth "Willie" Williams

Daniel Stern

Buzz "Sixpack" Parrish

Ernie Hudson

Justin Jones

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Synopsis Hired by Martin (Meg Foster), the head of a major corporation, a crew including geologist Steven Beck (Peter Weller) descends to the ocean's depths for a mining project. When the undersea explorers find a sunken ship and investigate, they inadvertently bring a malevolent life form on board their vessel. The creature kills some crew members and causes them to mutate, resulting in a battle for survival against an unknown force far below the surface of the ocean.
Director
George P. Cosmatos
Producer
Luigi De Laurentiis, Aurelio De Laurentiis
Screenwriter
David Webb Peoples, Jeb Stuart
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Filmauro, Gordon Company
Rating
R
Genre
Sci-Fi, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 13, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$15.4M
Runtime
1h 38m
Sound Mix
Surround
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