Sphere

Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: February 13, 1998

7.9	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 101 Ratings

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FadeBlackMar 18, 2017

Yikes. It's a movie with a fantastic concept, and a great cast that tries to keep it alive - but the plot disintegrates into complete nonsense. It tries to be mysterious and present some kind of psychological current, but the character'sYikes. It's a movie with a fantastic concept, and a great cast that tries to keep it alive - but the plot disintegrates into complete nonsense. It tries to be mysterious and present some kind of psychological current, but the character's actions, the logistics, the presentation, even the music all felt hammy and almost comedic at times. This one needs a remake.… Expand

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timoneJun 9, 2019

When it comes to Barry Levinson doing a film based on a novel by Michael Crichton when they did Disclosure which is a box office success, Sphere was a downfall but this is not the first time that the film from Warner Bros in 1998 did bomb atWhen it comes to Barry Levinson doing a film based on a novel by Michael Crichton when they did Disclosure which is a box office success, Sphere was a downfall but this is not the first time that the film from Warner Bros in 1998 did bomb at the box office. Fallen became the first bomb that year but aside from that, those film by that studio'll get a cult following. Now that Sphere came into my attention even though that I've been thinking about that it's scary and boy, was I right. Considering the fact that it's a sci-fi psychological thriller with a few scares. A team of experts, four doctors, Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, Samuel L. Jackson and Liev Schreiber and a U.S. Navy Capt., Peter Coyote are assembled and taken to the Habitat near the spacecraft which is been there for nearly 300 years. Norman believes there's been a plane crash but later said there was no plane crash and Barnes said it's a spacecraft crash through underwater. So they got the Habitat, went underwater to look inside the ship and they found a sphere inside it. OK, so I don't mind this movie as such. It's just not as not as good as I thought it would been. It has it's moments like when after Harry went inside the sphere and wakes up, he eats the squid which he hates and then he started choking it out and the scene where the Habitat is on fire caused by an alien intelligence from the sphere "Jerry". They realise that Jerry is able to see and hear everything that happens on the Habitat. Of course the film had some scares like I said and yeah I found it to be an okay film so I guess that's it for me.… Expand

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eva3si0nJul 27, 2022

Sphere is a classic fantasy thriller of the 90s. There is a good cast here and not a bad plot in its tie-up. But there is no intelligible ending, there is absolutely no suspense and as such an antagonist. Well, there is no pulling the ball atSphere is a classic fantasy thriller of the 90s. There is a good cast here and not a bad plot in its tie-up. But there is no intelligible ending, there is absolutely no suspense and as such an antagonist. Well, there is no pulling the ball at the antagonist in any way, and the viewer is not even particularly trying to convince… Expand

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