The Abyss Released 1989-08-09 is a story that falls under the Adventure, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction category. Movie Story "A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean's surface where he confronts a mysterious force that has the power to change the world or destroy it.".