Below (2002)

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Studio: Dimension Films
Rating: R
Release Date: Oct 11, 2002
Running Time: 104 mins.
Country Of Origin: United States
synopsis
A supernatural thriller that plunges into the deep claustrophobia and sensory deprivation of the underwater world. The journey begins as the crew of the USS Tiger Shark, a World War II sub prowling the mid-Atlantic waters, heads for its homeport in Connecticut. At the end of a long and deadly mission, the crew is ordered to take on three surviviors of a torpedoed British hospital ship. To the shock of the men, the refugees include a female nurse, who reminds them of the age-old fable that a woman on a submarine brings bad luck. Indeed, bad luck ensues, as the sub finds itself unable to surface, putting everyone at risk of oxygen deprivation. Making matters worse, the alluring new passenger begins asking probing questions about a recent death aboard the sub. Soon, the crew finds itself battling not just the Allies, but for their own sanity as apparitions, disturbing noises and spontaneous accidents begin to plague the journey home.
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Douglas O'Dell
Claire Page
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Weird Wally
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Kingsley
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Below was first envisioned years ago by Requiem for a Dream writer/director Darren Aronofsky, who reportedly once claimed it would be the scariest movie of the last decade. In director David Twohy's (Pitch Black) hands, it's creepy, but hardly that scary. The film definitely captures the cramped claustrophobia of a sub trapped at the bottom of the ocean, while still showing the hugeness of the vessel and the U-boats above it; there are also some fascinating underwater shots that reinvent the… Continued