The Drowning

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The Drowning

Released May 10, 2017

1h 35m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Tom and Lauren thwart a watery suicide attempt. The drowning young man turns out to be Danny, who was accused of the murder of an old woman many years ago. Although Tom provided psychological testimony at the trial, he seizes the chance to help.

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David Edelstein

New York Magazine/Vulture

The movie is a prime specimen of "the paranoid style."

May 17, 2017

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Sheri Linden

Hollywood Reporter

Despite the wildly uneven plotting, Gordon's atmospheric direction in coastal New London propels the drama, as does her sensitivity to what remains unspoken between people.

May 11, 2017

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Kenji Fujishima

Village Voice

The deeper Tom wades into this psychological morass, the more Danny's volatile behavior seems dictated by the screenwriters' convenience rather than by any plausible depiction of a tortured mind.

May 11, 2017

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

The performances help to create some tension if you can buy the outlandish premise, although the character motives remain cloudy and the contrived third-act twists keep the payoff at a frustrating emotional distance.

Jun 5, 2017

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Mark Dujsik

Mark Reviews Movies

The whole affair is a head-scratcher of bloody-scalp proportions.

Rated: 1.5/4

May 18, 2017

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Andy Crump

Paste Magazine

The Drowning is a film of small, visceral pleasures-its ambiguity is absolutely delicious-but most of its weight rests on Charles.

Rated: 6.9/10

May 12, 2017

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angela g

this movie is boring the main character is unlikeable the story is good but they don't executed very well it had my intrigued of what was true it had good twist and turns but the ending sucks the movie was boring

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

04/20/24

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ronald h

Pretentious, unlikable characters; pretentious dialogue; and pretentious, pseudo-artsy direction (What's with all the car windows covered in raindrops, one of the most overdone tropes in the history of movies?). I didn't give a damn about any of the unsufferable people in this film. Neither will you. And of you don't care about the people, what's the point of watching?

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

I like the movie! Very good twist! Good performance by Josh Charles and Julia Stiles.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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sarah s

Huh? I feel sorry for this movie. It had potential with the cast, with the idea...but fell so short. The movie lacks a straight plot and cohesion between scenes and seems to repeat the same scenes only with different lines and in different places. The wrong loose ends are barely tied at the end and the actual ending? I...just...I'm so disappointed.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

One of the worst programs I've ever seen. Terrible acting, terrible storyline

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Audience Member

Great movie to watch with your family and friends.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Synopsis

Tom and Lauren thwart a watery suicide attempt. The drowning young man turns out to be Danny, who was accused of the murder of an old woman many years ago. Although Tom provided psychological testimony at the trial, he seizes the chance to help.

Director: Bette Gordon
Producer: Daniel L. Blanc, Radium Cheung, Jamin O'Brien
Screenwriter: Stephen Molton, Frank Pugliese
Distributor: Paladin
Production Co: The Film Community
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 10, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 4, 2017
Runtime: 1h 35m

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