Sphere

Name: Sphere
Director: Barry Levinson
Released: 1998-01-01

1998 film by Barry Levinson

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Released: 1998
, April 2, 1998
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1.zelluloid.de/filme/index.php3?id=173Retrieved 2018-01-27
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, February 13, 1998
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1.Stated in IMDbimdb.com/title/tt0120184/releaseinfoRetrieved 2022-05-31
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Director: Barry Levinson
Screenwriter: Kurt Wimmer
, Paul Attanasio
Producer: Michael Crichton
, Barry Levinson
Cast: Dustin Hoffman
, Sharon Stone
, Samuel L. Jackson
, Liev Schreiber
+4 more
Runtime: 129 min
Genre: science fiction film
, adventure film
, mystery film
+1 more
Country of origin: United States

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Sphere is a 1998 American science fiction psychological thriller film directed and produced by Barry Levinson, adapted by Kurt Wimmer and starring Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone and Samuel L. Jackson. The film centers on a large mysterious underwater object discovered by Navy divers. It is based on Michael Crichton's novel of the same name.

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Based on: Sphere
Director of photography: Adam Greenberg
Main subject: time travel
Website: warnerbros.com/sphere
Film editor: Stu Linder
Title: Sphere
Color: color
Production designer: Norman Reynolds
After a work by: Michael Crichton
FSK film rating: FSK 16
Filmiroda rating: Category III rating certificate id: F/4750/J
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1.Stated in terjesztesre_kerulo_filmalkotasok_nyilvantartasa.xlsx
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Narrative location: Insular Oceania
Medierådet rating: For ages 15 and up
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1.Stated in Danish Film Database
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CNC film rating (France): no age restriction
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1.cnc.fr/professionnels/visas-et-classification/94259
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Distribution format: video on demand
Performer: Elliot Goldenthal
Assessment: Bechdel test assessment outcome: fails · criterion used: considering named characters only
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1.Stated in Bechdel Test Movie ListRetrieved 2017-12-10
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Different from: Kula
Set in environment: subaquaria
Review score: 35/100(January 11, 2026) review score by: Metacritic · number of reviews/ratings: 21 critic review
13%(January 11, 2026) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 55 critic review
4/10(October 6, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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1.Stated in Rotten Tomatoes“Sphere”Retrieved 2021-10-06
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MPA film rating: PG-13 rating certificate id: 35817
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1.filmratings.com/search-results/?cn=35817
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Kijkwijzer rating: 12 content descriptor: Fear
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1.kijkwijzer.nl/films/sphere/Retrieved 2025-07-02
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Has characteristic: film based on a novel
RARS rating: 18+
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1.Stated in Kinopoisk
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