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The Deep Blue Sea (2011) · CriticCrunch

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The Deep Blue Sea

Movie2011·98 min

The Deep Blue Sea

Directed by Terence Davies

A drama romance film directed by Terence Davies.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 89%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

5.9/10

322 ratings

About The Deep Blue Sea

The wife of a British Judge is caught in a self-destructive love affair with a Royal Air Force pilot.

Pacing: Slow-burn (1 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Contemplative, Gritty
Story Tags: infidelity, obsession, isolation loneliness, mid century, legal, london, domestic home, romantic partners, femme fatale, everyman, nonlinear flashback, tragedy arc, slow burn reveal, sweeping romance, forbidden star crossed

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Details

Director: Terence Davies
Language: English

Cast

Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston, Simon Russell Beale

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How The Deep Blue Sea Ranks

All movies

Top 89%

2010s movies

Top 85%

Drama movies

Top 89%

Terence Davies films#5 of 5

Top 89% All movies.

the vibe

The Deep Blue Sea Vibe

What it feels like

slow-burndarkintenselayeredseriousintimateearnestcontemplativegritty

What it's about

pacing

slow-burn 1/9slow-burn 1/9

tone

texture

contemplativequiet

nonlinear flashback

tragedy arc

slow-burn reveal

infidelity

obsession

isolation loneliness

femme fatale

everyman

romantic partners

legal

sweeping romance

forbidden star crossed

london

domestic home

mid-century

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9