Descent

May 20, 2005

1h 37m

★ 4.8

When the world goes up in flames, they have nowhere to go but down.

Overview

When cracks in the Earth's crust large enough to swallow a city block appear, a team of scientists must go deep into the Earth to find a way to stop the destruction.

Genres

Science Fiction

TV Movie

Adventure

Production Companies

Lionsgate

Descent Trailers

Cast

Dr. Jake Rollins

Luke Perry

Jen

Natalie Brown

General Fielding

Michael Dorn

Dr. Palmer Drake

Rick Roberts

Dr. Karen West

Marie Ward

Marsha Crawford

Mimi Kuzyk

Black

Michael Teigen

Decker

Mike Realba

Captain Haywood

Adam Frost

Major McEwan

James Downing

Seth

Jefferson Brown

Man in Black

Martin Roach

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