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Dark Water (2005) -- A mother and daughter, still wounded from a bitter custody dispute, hole up in a run-down apartment building. Adding further drama to their plight, they are targeted by the ghost of former resident.
Dark Water (2005) -- A mother and daughter, still wounded from a bitter custody dispute, hole up in a run-down apartment building. Adding further drama to their plight, they are targeted by the ghost of former resident.

Overview

User Rating:
5.6/10   18,204 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Kôji Suzuki (novel)
Hideo Nakata (film Honogurai mizu no soko kara) ...
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Release Date:
8 July 2005 (USA) more
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Tagline:
This Season, The Mystery Of The Darkness Will Consume Your Life more
Plot:
A mother and daughter, still wounded from a bitter custody dispute, hole up in a run-down apartment building. Adding further drama to their plight, they are targeted by the ghost of former resident. full summary | add synopsis
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(47 articles)
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User Comments:
Possibly marketed incorrectly, but still a fantastic film more (392 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jennifer Connelly ... Dahlia Williams

John C. Reilly ... Mr. Murray

Tim Roth ... Jeff Platzer

Dougray Scott ... Kyle Williams

Pete Postlethwaite ... Veeck

Camryn Manheim ... Teacher

Ariel Gade ... Cecilia 'Ceci' Williams
Perla Haney-Jardine ... Natasha Rimsky / Young Dahlia
Debra Monk ... Young Dahlia's Teacher

Linda Emond ... Mediator

Bill Buell ... Mediator
J.R. Horne ... Man in Train
Elina Löwensohn ... Dahlia's Mother
Warren Belle ... UPS Man
Alison Sealy-Smith ... Supervisor
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, frightening sequences, disturbing images and brief language.
Runtime:
105 min | 103 min (unrated version)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The heartbeat heard during Dahlia's migraines are from an ultrasound scan of Daniel Rezende's wife who got pregnant at the beginning of the shooting. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Near the end of the movie, a paramedic is heard giving Dahlia's age as 30. However, in the opening scene, Dahlia is seen as a girl of at least five or six in 1974. Thirty-one years later in 2005, she'd be at least 36. more
Quotes:
[to Dahlia]
Kyle: [shouts] You're insane!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "High Chaparall: (#2.5)" (2004) more
Soundtrack:
I Got Soul more

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44 out of 61 people found the following comment useful.
Possibly marketed incorrectly, but still a fantastic film, 27 July 2005
10/10
Author: Jeremy Moss (rachaelrayfan7) from United States

Before I say anything more, I want to acknowledge that this is not a horror film. I'm not sure if it was even marketed that way, but it is not. It is more drama/psychological thriller. So, before commenting on how it is a bad horror film, please re-evaluate before slandering.

On the film: This is one of my favorite films of the year. The acting by all characters is superb. Connelly plays the character of Dahlia to the tooth. Ariel Gade creates a strikingly, somewhat scary picture of a young Jennifer Connelly. (For now, I will stick with the two main characters) On the story: It is a story about a family being torn apart and the emotional instability of such effects. The supernatural portion of the story adds a feature one can only understand by watching the film. Connelly remarkably recreates scenes of insecurity and the pain of memory and also the pain of sacrifice.

See this film, not only for the characterization created by all of the actors, but for excellent cinematography, emotional depth, and the score (created beautifully by one Angelo Badalamenti). Also, pick up Koji Suzuki and also see the original Japanese film.

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