The Deep End

The Deep End

How far would you go to protect your family?

Directed by Scott McGehee, David Siegel

Produced by i5 Films

2001101 min6.2 / 10

A morally corrosive thriller about a mother's descent into criminality as she attempts to protect her son, exploring the limits of parental love and the cost of complicity.

With her husband Jack perpetually away at work, Margaret Hall raises her children virtually alone. Her teenage son is testing the waters of the adult world, and early one morning she wakes to find the dead body of his gay lover on the beach of their rural lakeside home. What would you do? What is rational and what do you do to protect your child? How far do you go and when do you stop?

Questions people ask

  • Is The Deep End sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is The Deep End scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Does The Deep End end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.

  • Is The Deep End easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is The Deep End violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

30/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity70

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise7

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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Like The Deep End

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Deep End

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Deep End, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Deep End, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Deep End, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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