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When psychologist Norman Goodman (Dustin Hoffman) wrote a report for the government on how to deal with extraterrestrial life forces, he didn't expect his recommendations to be used. Now that a secret government agency is investigating what may be an alien spaceship that has been discovered partially buried on the floor of the .. Read more

Starring	Sharon Stone, Dustin Hoffman, Samuel L. Jackson, Peter Coyote
Director	Barry Levinson
Genres	Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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- Like most American science-fiction movies of the 90s, this is merely an excuse for characters to explore their own inner space in an attempt to come to terms with themselves.
- 29780
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
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- - 17
  - 3
  could watch this film ...
  
  could watch this film over and over,great cast, good location,5 star
  
  worth watching for anyone really,
  
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- 27977
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - dal#1
  - SUFFOLK
  - 11 Feb 2004 at 19:45
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- - 0
  - 0
  Sphere : watchable once started
  
  Thought it would kill an evening - but was surprisingly watchable, with some twists at the end.
  
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- 1064257
- - Simon Bartlett
  - Pembrokeshire
  - 18 Nov 2011 at 16:58
- - 0
  - 0
  to the point!
  
  Good film, BUT, if you have read the book then don't bother with the film, it does not do the book justice!
  
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- 1064250
- - patwah
  - 1 review
  - 18 Nov 2011 at 16:36
- - 0
  - 0
  Not half as good as I remembered
  
  I watched this years and years ago late one night on tv and remember thinking it was excellent. My girlfriend and I are both into sci-fi and I said we should ... read more »
  
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- 995543
- - Ironman451
  - 12 reviews
  - Oxford
  - 22 May 2011 at 00:38
- - 0
  - 0
  Am Dram
  
  Top actors made to look like muppets - I felt embarrassed for them. Script by a 13 year old boy. If yoy like cartoons you might enjoy this, but I doubt it. ... read more »
  
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- 922626
- - MJM
  - 26 reviews
  - Canterbury
  - 11 Sep 2010 at 21:49
- - 1
  - 0
  Sphere Or Not
  
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  Not a bad film, not that good though.
  
  Saw this once before wanted to give it another
  
  watch.
  
  Some good bits, not a very good ... read more »
  
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- 889426
- - a customer
  - Gloucestershire
  - 06 May 2010 at 17:06
- - 1
  - 0
  sphere
  
  i really loved this film but i also like jurassic park a well, its thoughtull and interesting at the same time. loved it rent it
  
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- 800767
- - tigerbarb43
  - 83 reviews
  - Portsmouth
  - 20 Aug 2009 at 20:14
- - 0
  - 0
  Creepy stuff
  
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  This was a rather strange one with a giant alien sphere (perfect sphere btw) that could make peoples imagination come alive, which is a great idea and it had ... read more »
  
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- 782887
- - bluestar224
  - 69 reviews
  - Clydebank
  - 12 Jul 2009 at 12:21
- - 0
  - 0
  Sphere
  
  Great suspense and entertaining.
  
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- 772698
- - a customer
  - London
  - 18 Jun 2009 at 14:50
- - 0
  - 0
  Classic
  
  Good old movie - keeps you guessing with all of the twists
  
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- 686898
- - a customer
  - uk
  - 13 Jan 2009 at 14:06
- - 1
  - 1
  Rubbish
  
  What a load of twaddle and a waste of £2.00!
  
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- 671561
- - a customer
  - devon, uk
  - 11 Dec 2008 at 14:32
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- - 17
  - 3
  could watch this film ...
  
  could watch this film over and over,great cast, good location,5 star
  
  worth watching for anyone really,
  
  Report this review
- 27977
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - dal#1
  - SUFFOLK
  - 11 Feb 2004 at 19:45
- - 7
  - 0
  It's alright !!!
  
  It's OK and not a bad movie. Quite dissapointing at the end though. There were few suspense moments in the middle...not bad.....
  
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- 83278
- - a customer
  - England
  - 19 Mar 2005 at 20:43
- - 7
  - 0
  Okay, but nothing special
  
  This film gets you curious because a team finds a sphere inside a spaceship and you question why a sphere would be inside a spaceship. Those going into the ... read more »
  
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- 104020
- - a customer
  - Leicester, England
  - 17 May 2005 at 00:18
- - 6
  - 0
  Terrible
  
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  Starts off really well. A crashed, apparently alien ship 1000 feet under the Pacific Ocean. Turns out to be a ship from the future which has inadvertently ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London, England
  - 05 Jul 2008 at 12:12
- - 5
  - 0
  A faithful adaptation of a good story
  
  'Sphere' is an adaptation of Michael Crichton's novel of the same name. The plot concerns the discovery of a spaceship at the bottom of the ocean, ... read more »
  
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- 335753
- - ShaunCG
  - 12 reviews
  - Brighton
  - 24 May 2005 at 15:40
- - 3
  - 2
  TERRIBLE!
  
  complete sh*t
  
  DO NOT WATCH THIS MOVIE
  
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- 556772
- - jo0o0o0oe
  - 2 reviews
  - Woodford Green
  - 22 Apr 2008 at 00:44
- - 2
  - 0
  psychological thriller- sphere
  
  very good thriller, that sets you needing to know who the bad guy really is. People are dropping like flys but your not sure who is responsible. The plot ... read more »
  
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- 140824
- - lady galadriel
  - Devon, England
  - 17 Aug 2005 at 01:17
- - 1
  - 0
  Sphere indeed...
  
  I watched this film when it first came out in the cinema. Having Dustin Hoffman, Samuel L Jackson and wow.. Sharon Stone must be grreeeat.
  
  First 15 ... read more »
  
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- 229582
- - a customer
  - Redruth, Cornwall
  - 06 Apr 2006 at 20:16
- - 1
  - 0
  Sphere
  
  A spacecraft is found at the bottom of the ocean. The military flies in a team of scientists to examine it. In the spacecraft they discover the "sphere&... read more »
  
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- 299670
- - 1414
  - Norfolk
  - 14 Feb 2004 at 16:24
- - 1
  - 0
  Love this film
  
  I really liked this movie I thoght it was a good thriller with an evil twist and it did show the limitaion of man if you looked beyond the movie and what it was... read more »
  
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- 361288
- - Lefrost
  - 59 reviews
  - Bedford
  - 10 Mar 2006 at 10:48

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Critics' reviews
- Like most American science-fiction movies of the 90s, this is merely an excuse for characters to explore their own inner space in an attempt to come to terms with themselves.
- 29780
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
- "...Acted in a no-nonsense style by a stellar cast....Mr.Hoffman's cool authority is well used here, as are Mr. Jackson's muscular intensity and discreetly mocking air..."
- 6862
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- Author Michael Crichton is to science fiction what Stephen King is to horror: although his work lacks originality, his... read more on Time Out
- 42860
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:13
- "...Fresh....Witty...and packed with possibilities..."
- 6863
- - Sight and Sound
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58

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- Sphere
  
  When psychologist Norman Goodman (Dustin Hoffman) wrote a report for the government on how to deal with extraterrestrial life forces, he didn't expect his recommendations to be used. Now that a secret government agency is investigating what may be an alien spaceship that has been discovered ...