Where to watch Sphere(1998)

Where to stream Sphere

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Sphere plot summary

Terror can fill any space.

A spacecraft is discovered at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, presumed to be at least 300 years old and of alien origin. A crack team of scientists and experts is assembled and taken to the ocean floor to investigate. However, the ship is not as it seems and when a giant perfect sphere is discovered in the cargo bay, things begin to fall apart.

Details

Release date

February 13, 1998

Runtime

2h 14m

Genres

Science Fiction, Mystery, Thriller

Directed by

Barry Levinson

Country

United States

TMDB rating

6.1 / 10 · 1,928 votes

Sphere trailer

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Cast

• Dustin HoffmanDr. Norman Goodman
• Sharon StoneDr. Elizabeth 'Beth' Halperin
• Samuel L. JacksonDr. Harry Adams
• Peter CoyoteCaptain Harold C. Barnes
• Liev SchreiberDr. Ted Fielding
• Queen LatifahAlice 'Teeny' Fletcher
• Marga GómezJane Edmunds
• Huey LewisHelicopter Pilot
• Bernard HockeSeaman
• James Pickens Jr.O.S.S.A. Instructor

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