Dark Water

Dark Water

Dark water conceals darker secrets.

Directed by Walter Salles

Produced by Post No Bills Films, Vertigo Entertainment

2005105 min5.7 / 10

A gothic supernatural horror centered on a mother and daughter haunted by a malevolent apartment and its dark secrets, blending domestic vulnerability with creeping dread.

Dahlia and her five-year-old daughter are ready to begin a new life together. But their new apartment — dilapidated and worn — suddenly seems to take on a life of its own. Mysterious noises, persistent leaks of dark water and other strange happenings send Dahlia on a haunting and mystifying pursuit — one that unleashes a torrent of living nightmares.

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  • Is Dark Water sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Dark Water scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is Dark Water easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Does Dark Water end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is Dark Water violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity31

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise32

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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