American science fiction film by Barry Levinson
Sphere is a 1998 American science fiction psychological thriller film directed and produced by Barry Levinson, adapted by Kurt Wimmer, and starring Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone and Samuel L. Jackson. The film centers on a large mysterious underwater object discovered by Navy divers. It is based on Michael Crichton's novel of the same name.
The film was released by Warner Bros. in the United States on February 13, 1998, to negative reviews and was a box office failure, grossing $73.4 million against a $73–80 million budget.
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