The Deep End

"How far would you go to protect your family?"

2001 1h 41m EN

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6.1

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82%

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METACRITIC

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6.5

IMDB

★6.1TMDB · 164🍅82%Rotten Tomatoes●78Metacritic★6.5IMDB · 12,495

MysteryThrillerCrimeDrama

Synopsis

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With her husband Jack perpetually away at work, Margaret Hall raises her children virtually alone. Her teenage son is testing the waters of the adult world, and early one morning she wakes to find the dead body of his gay lover on the beach of their rural lakeside home. What would you do? What is rational and what do you do to protect your child? How far do you go and when do you stop?

“How far would you go to protect your family?”

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Cast

Tilda Swinton
Margaret Hall
Goran Višnjić
Alek Spera
Jonathan Tucker
Beau Hall
Josh Lucas
Darby Reese
Peter Donat
Jack Hall
Raymond J. Barry
Carlie Nagel
Tamara Hope
Paige Hall
Jordon Dorrance
Dylan Hall

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Siegel
Writers: Scott McGehee, David Siegel
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.3× over at the box office.

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ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by David Siegel, shot by Giles Nuttgens. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Peter Nashel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Lauren Zuckerman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Tilda Swinton and Goran Višnjić and Jonathan Tucker carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "How far would you go to protect your family?".

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The take

David Siegel directs. Giles Nuttgens behind the camera. Peter Nashel scores. Lauren Zuckerman cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 3.3× over at the box office.
325 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Directed by David Siegel, shot by Giles Nuttgens. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Peter Nashel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Lauren Zuckerman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Tilda Swinton and Goran Višnjić and Jonathan Tucker carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "How far would you go to protect your family?".
9IMDB entry: tt0250323 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 17 themes, including "friendship", "casino", "ambulance", "parent child relationship".