Deep Rising (1998)
Full scream ahead.
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Deep Rising rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.1/10· 44K votes
Rotten Tomatoes36%
TMDb6.2/10· 812 votesWith 36% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.1/10 on IMDb, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About Deep Rising
A group of heavily armed hijackers board a luxury ocean liner in the South Pacific Ocean to loot it, only to do battle with a series of large-sized, tentacled, man-eating sea creatures who have taken over the ship first.
Cast of Deep Rising
Treat Williams
as John Finnegan
Famke Janssen
as Trillian St. James
Anthony Heald
as Simon Canton
Kevin J. O'Connor
as Joey Pantucci
Wes Studi
as Hanover
Derrick O'Connor
as Captain Atherton
Jason Flemyng
as Mulligan
Cliff Curtis
as Mamooli
Clifton Powell
as Mason
Trevor Goddard
as T. Ray
Djimon Hounsou
as Vivo
Una Damon
as Leila
Deep Rising facts
- Budget
- $45M
- Box office
- $11.2M
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Creature horror action hybrid delivers creative monster-based entertainment
- •Ocean liner setting provides unique confined atmosphere for thrills
- •Heist premise adds adventure layers to creature feature foundation
What the audience disliked
- •Visual effects appear dated even for action-horror audience standards
- •Tone fluctuation between horror and adventure confuses narrative cohesion
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