Deep Rising

• Adventure
• Action
• Horror
• Science Fiction

A mercenary team, specializing in high-seas armed robbery, intercepts a seemingly abandoned luxury ocean liner in the remote South Pacific, anticipating an easy score. Their jewel heist quickly devolves into a brutal fight for survival against a prehistoric, tentacled creature awakened by deep-sea drilling—a monstrous kraken that considers the ship its new territory. Beyond the creature feature thrills, the film subverts expectations by focusing less on heroic combat and more on the escalating desperation and darkly comedic reactions of the hijackers as they become the hunted, revealing their opportunistic flaws amidst chaotic, gruesome encounters. The setting, a claustrophobic, opulent ship transformed into a submerged hunting ground, amplifies the tension, shifting from a straightforward action premise to a darkly humorous and surprisingly visceral struggle against an ancient, implacable force.