James Cameron · 1989 · sea

James Cameron's 1989 deep-sea thriller. When a nuclear submarine goes down near the Cayman Trough, the crew of the experimental rig Deepcore is sent to recover it, and in the crushing dark at the bottom of the abyss makes contact with a non-human intelligence that has been living there all along.

1. 1
   The Benthic Explorer

   When a US nuclear submarine sinks near the Cayman Trough, an underwater oil-rig crew is sent down to find it.

2. 2
   Deepcore

   The drilling platform Deepcore, perched on the trench rim, becomes a fragile refuge while a hurricane rages on the surface far above.

3. 3
   USS Montana

   Searching the wreck of the Montana on the edge of the abyss, the divers glimpse something alive in the black water.

4. 4
   The Abyss

   Bud rides a suit to the floor of the trench to disarm a warhead, and finds a luminous civilization waiting in the deep.