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Released 5 years ago.
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The Block Island Sound
2021 1h 40m EN
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★5.2TMDB · 274
HorrorScience Fiction
Synopsis
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Something lurks off the coast of Block Island, silently influencing the behavior of fisherman Tom Lynch. After suffering a series of violent outbursts, he unknowingly puts his family in grave danger.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Chris Sheffield
Harry
Michaela McManus
Audry
Neville Archambault
Tom
Matilda Lawler
Emily
Ryan O'Flanagan
Paul
Jim Cummings
Dale
Heidi Niedermeyer
Jen
Jeremy Holm
Kurt
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Kevin McManus
- Writers
- Matthew McManus, Kevin McManus
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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CRAFT
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Kevin McManus, shot by Alan Gwizdowski. 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 Paul Koch. 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 Derek Desmond 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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Chris Sheffield and Michaela McManus and Neville Archambault carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt8747160 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Kevin McManus directs. Alan Gwizdowski behind the camera. Paul Koch scores. Derek Desmond cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 5 years ago.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by Kevin McManus, shot by Alan Gwizdowski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Paul Koch. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Derek Desmond shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Chris Sheffield and Michaela McManus and Neville Archambault carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt8747160 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Classified under 20 themes, including "sea", "island", "blackout", "fisherman".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Alan Gwizdowski
- Original score
- Paul Koch
- Editing
- Derek Desmond
- Sound
- Shawn Duffy
- Stunt coordinator
- Alexa Marcigliano
- Runtime
- 100 min · 1h 40m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- NR
Also by
Kevin McManus
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- 30
30 Bones Cinema
US
- HO
Hood River Entertainment
US
Key crew
- Sound DesignerShawn Duffy
- Stunt CoordinatorAlexa Marcigliano
- Visual EffectsEli Dorsey
- EditorDerek Desmond
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- sea
- island
- blackout
- fisherman
- hallucination
- conspiracy theory
- grief
- memory loss
- conspiracy
- alien abduction
- mental illness
- family conflict
- strange noise
- sleepwalking
- electronics
- brother sister relationship
- conspiracy theorist
- absurd
- strange events
- mental decline
Release history · US
When it landed
- Digital2021-03-11NR· Netflix
Also known as
International titles
- El misterio de Block IslandES
