The Deep End of the Ocean (1999)
- Directed by
- Ulu Grosbard
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 542 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A family falls apart when their youngest son is kidnapped at a hotel reunion. Nine years later, he turns up living in the same town, forcing them to confront what happened.
tensemelancholicslow-burnemotionalintimatebleakhopefulgrief-filled
What happens
The Deep End of the Ocean is a 1999 American drama film directed by Ulu Grosbard, and starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Treat Williams, Jonathan Jackson, John Kapelos, and Whoopi Goldberg. It is based on the 1996 novel by Jacquelyn Mitchard, a bestseller that was the first novel selected by Oprah Winfrey to be discussed on Oprah's Book Club in 1996. The film tells the story of a family's reaction when Ben, the youngest son, is kidnapped and then found nine years later, living in the same town where his family had just moved. The film was released in theaters on March 12, 1999, by Columbia Pictures, received mixed to poor reviews and was a box-office flop, grossing $28 million worldwide. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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