The Deep

The Deep

Directed by Baltasar Kormákur

Produced by BlueEyes Productions, Filmhuset Produksjoner

201295 min6.3 / 10

A harrowing true-survival drama that transforms a man's battle against the freezing sea into a meditation on human resilience and the inexplicable will to live.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Deep sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is The Deep scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Does The Deep end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is The Deep easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is The Deep violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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38/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise8

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Deep

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Deep

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Deep, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Deep, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Deep, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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