50 Best Foreign Movies on Spectrum on Demand Right Now

Name: The Abyss (2023)
Cast: Angela Kovács, Edvin Ryding, Felicia Truedsson, Göran Gillinger

December 16, 2024

With their history providing internet, mobile, and cable television, it might not be surprising that Spectrum went into streaming with Spectrum on Demand. It’s a handy add-on, especially for viewers already paying for internet or cable, and while their library might not be as extensive as the biggest streaming sites, Spectrum on Demand still holds plenty of great movies. Some of these films are underrated, hidden gems that come from all over the world that may not shoot up the top of the algorithm, but are worth a watch, all the same. So for Spectrum subscribers wanting to take a glimpse outside their usual watchlist, without having to jump ship to another site, here’s some of the best foreign films Spectrum has to offer in their on-demand library.

31. The Abyss (2023)

4.5

Country

Finland, Sweden

Director

Richard Holm

Actors

Angela Kovács, Edvin Ryding, Felicia Truedsson, Göran Gillinger

Moods

Dramatic, Intense, Suspenseful

Not to be confused with James Cameron’s 1989 film, The Abyss isn’t the worst disaster film, but it could have been so much more. Inspired by the earthquake that actually happened in the real life town of Kiruna, there’s an important story here about worker safety, responsible mining, improving emergency protocols, and preserving the environment. However, like plenty of disaster movies, the film plays out in the most predictable ways, attaching a frankly irrelevant family drama that takes time away from the terrifying, claustrophobic nightmare that could have been. It does have decent effects, and even some decent scenes, but The Abyss is more interested in using the real life earthquake to manufacture drama, rather than actually looking into the manmade disaster.