Scientists plunge into the deep, unraveling an alien mystery that twists perception and unravels sanity.
Suspenseful and cerebral. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Kanopy (free), The Roku Channel (free), Plex (free) and Tubi (free).
Some innuendo or implied sex and some strong language, about what a PG-13 should carry.
Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated PG-13.
How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.
A spacecraft is discovered at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, presumed to be at least 300 years old and of alien origin. A crack team of scientists and experts is assembled and taken to the ocean floor to investigate. However, the ship is not as it seems and when a giant perfect sphere is discovered in the cargo bay, things begin to fall apart.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
Memento (2000)Suspenseful · light gore · strong violence · emotionally devastatingA man with no short-term memory hunts his wife's killer, piecing together a gritty, cerebral puzzle.
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)Cerebral · late-night trip · emotionally heavy · a slow burnHumanity journeys through space and time, encountering a mysterious monolith and an evolving AI.
Twelve Monkeys (1995)Suspenseful · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavyA time-traveling convict uncovers a viral mystery, blurring reality in a surreal, suspenseful, and melancholy journey.
Psycho (1960)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavyA woman on the run finds a chilling, atmospheric motel where dread steadily builds to a shocking twist.
The Thirteenth Floor (1999)Suspenseful · emotionally heavy · measuredA programmer uncovers a chilling secret about his reality, blurring the lines of existence.
Rear Window (1954)Suspenseful · emotionally heavy · measuredA confined photographer's intimate observations of his neighbors slowly reveal a chilling, atmospheric mystery.
Source Code (2011)Suspenseful · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavyA soldier repeatedly relives a train explosion, racing against time to find a bomber and alter fate.
The Sixth Sense (1999)Properly scary · no gore · emotionally heavy · measuredA child psychologist uncovers a boy's chilling secret, weaving a measured tale of suspense and melancholy.Sphere is on our Mystery on Tubi, Thriller on The Roku Channel, Sci-fi on The Roku Channel, Mystery on The Roku Channel and Sci-fi on Kanopy lists.
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