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      Red Water

      TV-14 2003 1h 36m Mystery & Thriller List
      Reviews 19% 500+ Ratings Audience Score Former oil rig worker John Sanders (Lou Diamond Phillips) became a Louisiana fishing captain after a tragic accident ended his career. In need of money, he agrees to help his ex-wife, Kelli (Kristy Swanson), whose company is having trouble extracting oil upriver. Meanwhile, thugs working for a Jamaican gangster head to the same bayou searching for $3 million buried underwater. Both the scientists and the criminals are menaced by a man-eating shark that can survive in fresh water. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Red Water R (gore and guns) - Horror and beasts Horror Monsters Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/01/24 Full Review Audience Member Loved it ever since I was a kid, even though it's not a great movie. However, the decent acting, impressive shark animatronics, and fast plot make it an enjoyable time and put it miles above most made-for-television movies. The plot is simple and the script is goofy at times, but it's hard not to like Lou Diamond Phillips playing the badass role. Forget the relative lack of character development and turn off your brain to enjoy this charming monster flick. Laugh too at some quotes, because that's what TV movies are for! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/27/21 Full Review don s This is a made for cable TV movie so the production values are not high and there are obvious breaks for where commercials would be. Lou Diamond Phillips is an apt actor and Kristy Swanson looks great. The story is tepid, but there are numerous shark attacks with lots of blood effects. Not great, but not terrible for what it is. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member pretty good shark movie Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member The movie had potential but failed to meet it. The shark was so fake and it had characteristics of a bull shark and a great white. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member You would think a film with Kristy Swanson, Coolio, and Richie Valens would be decent but nope. Even SyFy could have made a more realistic shark. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      John Leonard New York Magazine/Vulture This is less a shark than a chicken. Jan 27, 2018 Full Review Paul Lê Bloody Disgusting It may not break the mold or even crack the top ten, but Red Water is more competently made than most other low-tier shark movies. Rated: 3/5 Aug 4, 2023 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews An over-written adventure film that features an on-the-loose man-eating shark that can survive in fresh water. Rated: C+ Sep 6, 2017 Full Review Susan Granger www.susangranger.com Rated: 5/10 Aug 4, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Former oil rig worker John Sanders (Lou Diamond Phillips) became a Louisiana fishing captain after a tragic accident ended his career. In need of money, he agrees to help his ex-wife, Kelli (Kristy Swanson), whose company is having trouble extracting oil upriver. Meanwhile, thugs working for a Jamaican gangster head to the same bayou searching for $3 million buried underwater. Both the scientists and the criminals are menaced by a man-eating shark that can survive in fresh water.
      Director
      Charles Robert Carner
      Producer
      Michael G. Larkin, Charles Robert Carner, J.D. Feigelson
      Screenwriter
      J.D. Feigelson, Chris Mack
      Production Co
      Columbia
      Rating
      TV-14 (L|V), R
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Aug 2, 2018
      Runtime
      1h 36m