The Deep
Seen it?2012 | 95 min | Drama
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Critics loved it (94% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had almost no lasting buzz and a lukewarm 6.3 out of 10 from audiences. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who loves a strong drama. If you loved Life of Pi or All Is Lost, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 35 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
Based on an astonishing true incident that took place on the frigid seas off Iceland in 1984, The Deep fashions a modern-day everyman myth about the sole survivor of a shipwreck, whose superhuman will to survive made him both an inexplicable scientific phenomenon and a genuine national hero.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
94% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
6.3 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 2 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 26K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Baltasar Kormákur
- Ólafur Darri ÓlafssonGulli (Guðlaugs Friðþjófssonar)
- Joi JohannssonPalli
- Þorbjörg Helga ÞorgilsdóttirHalla
- Theodór JúlíussonGulli's Father
- María SigurðardóttirGulli's Mother
- Björn ThorsHannes
- Stefán Hallur Stefánsson
- Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson
- Guðjón Pedersen