Sphere is a movie directed by Barry Levinson in 1998 and based on the book of the same name by Michael Crichton, first published in 1987. The movie features Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, Samuel L. Jackson, Peter Coyote, Liev Schreiber, Queen Latifah, and others.
What users say
“The movie is neither better nor worse than the book”
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Storyline
A spacecraft, presumed to be of alien origin, is discovered on the floor of the Pacific Ocean, estimated to have been there for nearly 300 years. The ship’s computer logs cryptically suggest a mission that originated either in the distant past or future, but the team manages to deduce that the long dead crew were tasked with collecting an item of scientific importance.
Movie vs Book
Year
1998
Minutes
134
Movie Rate
6.10
Source: IMDb
Year
1987
Pages
371
Book Rate
7.60
S: Goodreads
Book
Sphere
Author: Michael Crichton
Country: USA
First published in: 1987
Length: 371 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“The book is so rich. There are so many fantastic details, but in order to preserve and have the time to bring that to the screen, we had to make important choices.”
DENIS VILLENEUVE (Filmmaker, Scriptwriter)
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