The Neptune Factor

The Neptune Factor

The most fantastic undersea odyssey ever filmed.

Directed by Daniel Petrie

Produced by Conquest of the Deeps Limited and Company, Quadrant Films

197398 min5.1 / 10

A 1970s disaster-adventure film that combines rescue-mission urgency with undersea spectacle and creature encounters, driven by technical challenge and survival rather than character depth.

When an underwater ocean lab is lost in a earthquake, an advanced submarine is sent down to find it and encounters terrible danger.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Neptune Factor sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is The Neptune Factor scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Does The Neptune Factor end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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

  • Is The Neptune Factor easy watching? 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.

19/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity75

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Neptune Factor

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Neptune Factor

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Neptune Factor, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Neptune Factor, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Neptune Factor, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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