The Deep End of the Ocean

The Deep End of the Ocean

106 mins | Drama, Mystery | March 12, 1999

Michelle Pfeiffer is ferocious in the role of a desperate mother whose 3-year-old son disappears during her high school reunion. Nine years later, by chance, he turns up in the town in which the family has just relocated. Based on Jacquelyn Mitchard's best-selling novel (an Oprah book club selection), the movie effectively presents the troubling dynamics that exist between family members who've suffered such an unsettling loss.

The Deep End of the Ocean

106 mins | Drama, Mystery | March 12, 1999

The Deep End of the Ocean
Michelle Pfeiffer is ferocious in the role of a desperate mother whose 3-year-old son disappears during her high school reunion. Nine years later, by chance, he turns up in the town in which the family has just relocated. Based on Jacquelyn Mitchard's best-selling novel (an Oprah book club selection), the movie effectively presents the troubling dynamics that exist between family members who've suffered such an unsettling loss.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Columbia Pictures, Mandalay Entertainment, Via Rosa Productions
Original title The Deep End of the Ocean
Directors Ulu Grosbard
Writers Jacquelyn Mitchard, Stephen Schiff

Cast

Michelle Pfeiffer

as Beth Cappadora

Treat Williams

as Pat Cappadora

Whoopi Goldberg

as Candy Bliss

Jonathan Jackson

as Vincent Cappadora - Age 16

Ryan Merriman

as Sam Karras / Ben Cappadora - Age 12

Alexa PenaVega

as Kerry Cappadora

Michael McGrady

as Jimmy Daugherty

Brenda Strong

as Ellen

Michael McElroy

as Ben Cappadora - Age 3

Tony Musante

as Grandpa Angelo

Rose Gregorio

as Grandma Rosie

John Kapelos

as George Karras

Lucinda Jenney

as Laurie

John Roselius

as Chief Bastokovich

Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc

as Helicopter Pilot

Cory Buck

as Vincent (age 7)