The Deep End of the Ocean

1999
PG-13
1h 46m

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

21K

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A family's reaction when Ben, the youngest son, is kidnapped and then found nine years later living in the same town where his family had just moved.A family's reaction when Ben, the youngest son, is kidnapped and then found nine years later living in the same town where his family had just moved.A family's reaction when Ben, the youngest son, is kidnapped and then found nine years later living in the same town where his family had just moved.

Director
- Ulu Grosbard
Writers
- Jacquelyn Mitchard
- Stephen Schiff
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

21K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,407

798

Director
- Ulu Grosbard
Writers
- Jacquelyn Mitchard
- Stephen Schiff
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 wins & 2 nominations

Trivia
After Pat and Beth have a fight (following Ben's disappearance), Pat goes for a ride in his car and young Vincent comes along to smooth the waters. In his hand, he plays with a cassette tape. It is the soundtrack to Grease 2 (1982), which starred Michelle Pfeiffer.

Goofs
When Beth is in Candy's office at the police station, Candy is standing at her desk with her back to an outside window. The scene is cut about halfway through to eliminate a line that Candy must have said. The result of the cut, though, is that people walking outside (who you see through the window) appear to jump forward 10 feet or so.

Quotes
Candy Bliss: This is a nice imitation of a life you've got here.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: 8mm/The Other Sister/Just the Ticket/200 Cigarettes/Eight Days a Week (1999)

Soundtracks
Energy
Written by Michael Knott
Performed by Bomb Bay Babies
Courtesy of Windswept Pacific Entertainment

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This was at the movie theater?

I never heard of Deep End of the Ocean until it showed up on cable the other night. The whole time that I watched it, I thought that it was a made for cable movie. Pretty good performances--I think some of the other reviewers came down extremely hard on this movie. Not generally my kind of movie(emotional chick/family movie), but I was pleasantly surprised, even though I must say that it did have that "Lifetime Channel", feel about it. 7/10 stars