Dark Waters

"The truth has a man on the inside."

2019 2h 7m EN

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★7.5TMDB · 2,633

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Synopsis

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A tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths to one of the world's largest corporations. In the process, he risks everything — his future, his family, and his own life — to expose the truth.

“The truth has a man on the inside.”

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Cast

Mark Ruffalo
Robert Bilott
Anne Hathaway
Sarah Bilott
Tim Robbins
Tom Terp
Bill Pullman
Harry Dietzler
Bill Camp
Wilbur Tennant
Victor Garber
Phil Donnelly
Mare Winningham
Darlene Kiger
William Jackson Harper
James Ross

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Todd Haynes
Writers: Mario Correa, Matthew Michael Carnahan, Nathaniel Rich
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 68% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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CAST

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259+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Todd Haynes, shot by Edward Lachman. 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 Marcelo Zarvos. 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 Affonso Gonçalves 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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Mark Ruffalo and Anne Hathaway and Tim Robbins carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The truth has a man on the inside.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Todd Haynes directs. Edward Lachman behind the camera. Marcelo Zarvos scores. Affonso Gonçalves cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 68% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 7 years ago.
3259+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Directed by Todd Haynes, shot by Edward Lachman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Marcelo Zarvos. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Affonso Gonçalves shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Mark Ruffalo and Anne Hathaway and Tim Robbins carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The truth has a man on the inside.".
9IMDB entry: tt9071322 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 27 themes, including "pollution", "grave", "biography", "based on true story".
11Released under 37 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Edward Lachman
Original score: Marcelo Zarvos
Editing: Affonso Gonçalves
Production design: Hannah Beachler
Costume design: Christopher Peterson
Makeup / hair: Dan Gilbert
VFX supervisor: Chris Haney
Sound: Leslie Shatz
Stunt coordinator: Richard Fike
Runtime: 127 min · 2h 7m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $20,000,000
Box office: $13,601,384
Return: 68% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Dark Waters (2019)

Awards

Environmental Media Awards

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SWITCH.2020-03-01
★ 8/10
After watching 'Dark Waters', you'll simply leave the cinema enraged by the sheer display of economic cruelty from a monolithic, faceless corporation and its evil and very rich henchmen. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-dark-waters-a-frightening-and-infuriating-tale-of-corporate-greed
Steveb292020-04-06
★ 10/10
Great acting and portrayal of corporate madness and the total disregard for human lives in exchange for the almighty dollar.
Andre Wilfred Sanders2023-03-27
★ 7/10
Great, but it should have been a series instead of a movie Dramatic movie based on true events taken from The Lawyer Who Became DuPont's Worst Nightmare and this New York Times article. The story of the movie is about a corporate defense attorney named Robert Billet, who filed an environmental lawsuit against a giant chemical company, with time discovering a long way from pollution. A dramatic and humane movie that you will enjoy watching if you are a fan of investigative investigations, but it is heavy if you are a fan of light movies, but it is dramatic and controversial. After watching the movie, I felt that my entire soul was polluted and poisoned, and I was almost afraid that my clothes were all full of radiation. It was a shocking thing for me. We have seen what humans do in certain things they make and don't think about their consequences even if they know their consequences. There are companies that do not care about any of the creatures on the planet, only seeking and crawling for money. There have been films similar to Dark Waters such as A Civil Action 1998 by John Travolta and Erin Brockovich 2000 by Julia Roberts. This movie, which contains destruction, pollution, and damage, harms a frightening number of living creatures. The movie portrayed major companies as a scary monster that devours humanity and living creatures, even seaweed. I loved Mark Ruffalo in this movie. He played the role of a person who makes huge sacrifices in order to reveal the truth. He waited 15 years for the American judiciary to issue the final ruling in the case, and we saw how big and giant companies rule the country regardless of the law. Mark Ruffalo's acting was strong and I liked it, but it doesn't reach the perfection that deserves an Oscar. Bill Camp impressed me the most in this movie. He could be an Oscar star. His scenes were powerful and breathtaking, and the pain was heart-wrenching. The sequence of the story and events was somewhat flopped at the beginning of the movie, sometimes it becomes interesting and sometimes it becomes boring. I understand that the story is long and its events took place over a period of years. I think it is worth making a series for this instead of a movie, in order to see a more coherent story. I don't think that Dark Waters deserves an Oscar, but it deserves to be nominated for an Oscar, and it is a good drama movie, and I wish it would be done in the form of a series