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Sanctum

Sanctum

6,1 /10 (1,160 Votes)
2011 EN 108 min

Overview

Master diver Frank McGuire has explored the South Pacific's Esa-ala Caves for months. But when his exit is cut off in a flash flood, Frank's team—including 17-year-old son Josh and financier Carl Hurley are forced to radically alter plans. With dwindling supplies, the crew must navigate an underwater labyrinth to make it out.

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Release date

03/02/2011

Votes

1,160

Popularity

2.0

The only way out is down.

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

108 min

Budget

$30,000,000

Revenue

$108,609,310

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John Chard

John Chard

2014-06-04

⭐ 6.5

A private place from which most people are excluded… Much was made during the publicity and promotion for Sanctum of James Cameron’s name being attached, understandably so. Sanctum is what it is, a glossy exercise in 3D film making, a disaster movie awash with clichés and contrivances, a picture that’s narrative drive comes from following a well worn formula in this particular sphere of genre film making. Is it fun? Thrilling? Oh absolutely! The effects work is super at times, the scenery equally so, whilst some of the set pieces are dynamite. If you can get past the cheese and cliché buffe…

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