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Dark Water

Dark Water

2005
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
1h 45m
Based on a film by the creators of the Japanese version of the "The Ring" comes this haunting, chilling, film about a young mother who goes to extreme lengths to solve a mystery and protect her daughter. (Touchstone Pictures)

Directed by:

Walter Salles

Screenwriter:

Hideo Nakata, Rafael Yglesias, Kôji Suzuki, Takashige Ichise

Starring:

Pete Postlethwaite, John C. Reilly, Jennifer Connelly, Dougray Scott, Ariel Gade, Tim Roth, Camryn Manheim, Jennifer Baxter, Linda Emond, Perla Haney-Jardine

Franchise:

Dark Water

Genres:

Drama, Suspense/Thriller, Horror, Mystery

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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Dark Water

2005
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
1h 45m
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spoonerspotspoonerspot
Rated 14 Aug 2007
75
27th
Jennifer Connelly is in this. Who cares what the movie is about?
Rated 14 Aug 2007
scurryscurry
Rated 02 Jan 2010
45
44th
A single mother moves into a house that has a DARK secret. This is a slow - some would say depressing - horror allegory. There's good acting and it comes to a solid start, but then it struggles hard to engage, flirting with a lot of ideas, like it's teasing you, in the end somehow becoming less than the sum of its parts.
Rated 02 Jan 2010
ozymandius10ozymandius10
Rated 14 Aug 2007
49
18th
An insanely anti-climactic movie, that was very unfulfilling.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 13 Oct 2022
63
24th
Reasonably well crafted horror effort will be burdened by any fresh memories of the superior Japanese original – these memories give the film a warmed-over, second-hand feel which is not really fair to the fine cast (Reilly’s slickly ingratiating salesman is a highlight) and Salles’ direction. Simplifying certain characters and concepts doesn’t always quite pay off; while the denouement and epilogue are clearer here, they are missing the memorably elliptical puzzlement of the original.
Rated 13 Oct 2022
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 23 Apr 2009
43
42nd
One Of The Better Asian Horror Remakes, Mostly Because I Like Jennifer Connelly
Rated 23 Apr 2009
jebJeb
Rated 21 Jul 2008
48
32nd
A little enjoyable, but should watch just to pass the time.
Rated 21 Jul 2008
gogokaingogokain
Rated 26 May 2008
40
45th
25 for Connelly.
Rated 26 May 2008
skenkereSkenkere
Rated 28 Sep 2007
37
17th
Not scary, not suspenseful, not interesting. Just kinda passes some time
Rated 28 Sep 2007
dustydDustyd
Rated 16 Sep 2007
45
14th
Not bad, but not good at all.
Rated 16 Sep 2007
johnnyzombieJohnnyZombie
Rated 14 Aug 2007
48
16th
Is scary at times, but overall it is pretty bland and boring.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 12 Dec 2006
60
12th
Nonsensical one note horror movie. Not bad, but surprisingly bland and uninteresting.
Rated 12 Dec 2006
madmanMadMan
Rated 23 Dec 2022
55
10th
Bland remake of a much better Japanese movie.
Rated 23 Dec 2022
terrymacterrymac
Rated 03 Oct 2022
50
19th
Haven't seen the original. I find that the J-horror films lend themselves reasonably well to remakes, but they often lose "something" along the way. I think that was possibly the case here, because it felt a bit bland. The setting was a bit dour, so that probably didn't help. The cast was good, and the story decent, but despite being slightly affecting at points there wasn't really enough going on to make this memorable.
Rated 03 Oct 2022
ysincYSinc
Rated 18 May 2022
60
22nd
+atmosphere
Rated 18 May 2022
ol44893OL44893
Rated 01 Nov 2021
80
56th
A creepy, underrated film that deserves more notice. Connelly is tremendous as a struggling woman doing everything she can. Superb moments of pain, despair, & terror. I so wanted to give her a big hug. 8-yrs young Gade is wonderful. Speaking of characters, water is one of them. Absolutely dismal; rain, leaking ceiling, puddles. It's always raining, cloudy. Ever live somewhere with a rainy, endless winter? You'll get it.
Rated 01 Nov 2021
mwestcottmwestcott
Rated 13 Apr 2018
46
16th
Jennifer Connelly is admirable. The story is not all that bad. Even the atmosphere is suitable dark. All of the good pieces come together with the script to form something which came out dull for the most part. It can work for a horror movie night, but not much else.
Rated 13 Apr 2018
metalhankmetalhank
Rated 01 Jul 2017
62
51st
Pretty decent attempt at what it was going for; a rather dark, dingy, grimy feel and look done quite well. The slower pace may put off some people, I think Connelly pulls it off nicely, and the supporting cast is also good especially Postlethwaite in his small role.
Rated 01 Jul 2017
aaasolankiaaasolanki
Rated 26 Jun 2017
76
44th
This was scary the first time I watched it. The location of an old shabby skyscraper on Roosevelt Island is something that really works well.
Rated 26 Jun 2017
guy-piranhaguy piranha
Rated 18 Jun 2016
65
54th
see this movie through my eyes here (results improve even further if you refer to george michael - careless whisper for musical support): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpdAV3i8Icw
Rated 18 Jun 2016
synthonosynthono
Rated 09 Jul 2015
85
74th
Kind if a bait and switch, it's more about a family struggling to deal with the changes and stresses that come with divorce, which naturally aren't helped when ghosts get in the plumbing. If I was looking for scary maybe I would have hated it like a lot of people. Maybe if it wasn't largely derided and dismissed the pleasant surprise wouldn't have kicked the score as high. But I liked it a lot actually.
Rated 09 Jul 2015
bookhouseboybookhouseboy
Rated 13 Jun 2015
33
30th
#14#, story, Jennifer.C/9C5
Rated 13 Jun 2015
backwardsuitbackwardsuit
Rated 15 Nov 2014
56
18th
Not terrible just pointless and massively inferior to the original.
Rated 15 Nov 2014
ella_mayElla May
Rated 16 Nov 2013
65
32nd
I don't really like horror movies, but this was watchable. Not scary or creepy at all, but somewhat suspenseful and not offensive or irritating.
Rated 16 Nov 2013
glm01glm01
Rated 05 Oct 2013
51
11th
50.500
Rated 05 Oct 2013
kojilessKojiless
Rated 02 Jun 2013
38
39th
Could have done without the Okinawan hand drum or the Hello Kitty backpack, which seemed like tired attempts at force-feeding the Western audience some generic Japanese culture. That aside, Dark Water is a moody thriller set in one of the most depressing places on the east coast. It's never scary nor thought-provoking, but at least it has some semblance of focus, which is rare in most modern Japanese horror. And it has Connelly who is still as cute as the day David Bowie stole her baby brother.
Rated 02 Jun 2013
ag0stomesmerAg0stoMesmer
Rated 04 May 2013
3
73rd
Over-cooked but enjoyable, especially for Connelly, Roth and Reilly.
Rated 04 May 2013
matthew_parkinsonMatthew Parkinson
Rated 04 Mar 2013
50
47th
Dark Water is a watchable remake of a Japanese horror movie. That alone puts it ahead of most of the pack in the same situation. It's really creepy and has good actors and convincing special effects. It's just never really all that scary. The payoff for most of the imagery shown throughout just doesn't add up to anything. And it ties is central theme together nicely at the end, even if it isn't terribly prevalent or impactful through most of the picture.
Rated 04 Mar 2013
mistersplicemistersplice
Rated 09 Jan 2013
30
7th
3- not worth your time, not good
Rated 09 Jan 2013
cotote2018Cotote2018
Rated 12 Jun 2012
65
25th
A nice atmosphere but a horrible ending.
Rated 12 Jun 2012
henrikHenrik
Rated 21 Mar 2012
40
15th
Booooring.
Rated 21 Mar 2012
kramyessevKramYessev
Rated 27 Jan 2012
34
11th
Boring and cliche.
Rated 27 Jan 2012
bofbof
Rated 18 Nov 2011
21
5th
Some remakes of Japanese horror movies are actually quite good. Others, like their subject, are dead from the start and then just keep getting stinkier.
Rated 18 Nov 2011
slantmagSlantMag
Rated 27 Oct 2011
20
41st
"A moldy, third-generation retread of The Ring." - Nick Schager
Rated 27 Oct 2011
kiralioKiralio
Rated 08 Dec 2009
60
68th
3/5
Rated 08 Dec 2009
yawkcorbyawkcorb
Rated 19 Aug 2009
80
34th
Pretty good, but the Japanese one was better
Rated 19 Aug 2009
nachtwulfnachtwulf
Rated 19 Aug 2009
25
11th
Yet another really cool contemporary Japanese Horror movie, turned into a really horrid contemporary American Horror movie
Rated 19 Aug 2009
rickcurnutterickcurnutte
Rated 04 Mar 2009
15
20th
"...abandoned what was an intriguing dramatic narrative and wasted it on what seemed like four climaxes, none of them in service of what came before."
Rated 04 Mar 2009
eric_janeric-jan
Rated 26 Jan 2009
65
30th
Amusing
Rated 26 Jan 2009
batface89batface89
Rated 29 Nov 2008
65
12th
Very dark but not as scary as I thought it might be. At least it wasn't full of a bunch of things that are there for the purpose to make you jump. My husband saw the Japanese version and said it was much more eerie. I didn't think this was all to bad but pretty easy to figure out what was going to happen next.
Rated 29 Nov 2008
mimosvetamimosveta
Rated 29 Nov 2008
95
87th
Better than original
Rated 29 Nov 2008
chrissoChrisso
Rated 09 Nov 2008
75
58th
Dark thriller, not bad.
Rated 09 Nov 2008
green_goblinGreen Goblin
Rated 21 Sep 2008
42
27th
Boring and dull at times, but it does have some good scene. Still, the original is better.
Rated 21 Sep 2008
illimeyillimey
Rated 06 Sep 2008
69
12th
Tries so hard to be average, but barely reaches mediocre. Shame.
Rated 06 Sep 2008
kendramillerkendramiller
Rated 10 Aug 2008
96
60th
remake of a japanese movie.....
Rated 10 Aug 2008
otavio42otavio42
Rated 08 Jul 2008
75
41st
Uma lição de como não escolher um imóvel. A especulação trabalha contra você. Fique esperto.
Rated 08 Jul 2008
sorksork
Rated 02 Jun 2008
48
37th
Doesn't live up to "The Ring".
Rated 02 Jun 2008
cestmoicestmoi
Rated 18 May 2008
50
26th
Didn't work, but it did have some creepy moments.
Rated 18 May 2008
tobiaTobia
Rated 25 Mar 2008
35
16th
Soooo dull.
Rated 25 Mar 2008
bigsmittybigsmitty
Rated 23 Mar 2008
75
17th
It plodded along, it was ok for a remake.
Rated 23 Mar 2008
necro_visionnecro-vision
Rated 10 Feb 2008
100
93rd
GREAT!!!
Rated 10 Feb 2008
qtarantinoqtarantino
Rated 06 Feb 2008
68
5th
The unique grateful thing of this remake is the presence of Jennifer Connelly in almost all the movie. The balance within Drama and Horror, have gone too much to the drama corner, and in this case is very bad.
Rated 06 Feb 2008
mjvmoviemanMJVmovieMan
Rated 20 Jan 2008
36
8th
Another Japanese remake, and this one does little for the horror genre.
Rated 20 Jan 2008
anshulanshul
Rated 16 Oct 2007
70
35th
Though nothing as Ring, but still you can see it.
Rated 16 Oct 2007
tonydaltonydal
Rated 24 Sep 2007
65
29th
Almost exactly like The Ring. The dead girl taking the mother with her was...weird, to say the least. And not really too sure what it all meant, but...
Rated 24 Sep 2007
stflyst_fly
Rated 22 Aug 2007
0
2nd
Utter crap, watch the ultra-superior japanese original for chilly, creepy delights.
Rated 22 Aug 2007
weeblewobbleWeebleWobble
Rated 14 Aug 2007
10
11th
Boring, bad direction, decent acting.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
idiot27000idiot27000
Rated 14 Aug 2007
42
18th
Creepy and atmospheric, but will ultimately dissapoint.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
mdruskinmdruskin
Rated 14 Aug 2007
40
2nd
Yet another in the countless J-Horror remakes, this continues their tradition of being crappy. Only this one tries to be a "good" movie, by giving us good cinematography and good actors. Another way the movie tries to be good is by being slow. I am not sure where they decided that slow is good, but it completely ruins the movie. There is a bit of tension building up in the beginning but the movie takes so long to get to the climax that I was really bored by the third act. The music was pret
Rated 14 Aug 2007
kidethekidkidethekid
Rated 14 Aug 2007
10
26th
Bullshit
Rated 14 Aug 2007
tateTate
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
83rd
A popcorn thriller that digs deep into the mind of a troubled woman. Jennifer Connelly gives a better performance in this than she did in the one she won an Oscar for.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
zolozolo
Rated 14 Aug 2007
20
4th
Boring
Rated 14 Aug 2007
aushabfanaus_hab_fan
Rated 14 Aug 2007
64
12th
Time-waster
Rated 14 Aug 2007
stefkttnStefkttn
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
26th
A mysterious, intriguing film until the end. A terrible ending to an otherwise enjoyable film.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
adrianavbadrianavb
Rated 14 Aug 2007
48
37th
Great acting from Jennifer.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
fabfunkfabfunk
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
73rd
Deserves a second chance. Haunting improvement on the original, which doesn't entirely succeed with the scares as much as the thematic richness of the spider-webbing story.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
pieridaePieridae
Rated 14 Aug 2007
72
19th
I love Connelly but this was one of those films where the director didn't tell much of a story. It wasn't scary or suspenseful, and only had one slight twist that made it even half-way interesting.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
cranialbonerCranialBoner
Rated 14 Aug 2007
77
32nd
This movie suffered from terrible marketing. I for one knew this wasn't going to be similar to Ringu or the Grudge, but everyone else didn't know that.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
noisyNoisy
Rated 14 Aug 2007
50
10th
ho hum
Rated 14 Aug 2007
amerigoamerigo
Rated 08 Jul 2007
78
53rd
The atmosphere is very solid. Other than that, the film doesn't have much going for it.
Rated 08 Jul 2007
kain424Kain424
Rated 20 May 2007
0
0th
BOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Rated 20 May 2007
nick007nick_007
Rated 17 May 2007
9
1st
ENOUGH ASIAN GIRLS WITH DARK HAIR!
Rated 17 May 2007
murravenerMurravener
Rated 08 Mar 2007
68
16th
A verys trange horror film that does deliver the thrills, but just isn't fun to watch. Theres nothing new hereand the atmosphere of the film is somewhat depressing.
Rated 08 Mar 2007
madisomadiso
Rated 20 Jan 2007
65
75th
i think it s better than original because that japanese movies can t get me scared
Rated 20 Jan 2007

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