Is The Drowning Pool scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Drowning Pool end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Drowning Pool sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Drowning Pool violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Drowning Pool easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Drowning Pool

Name: The Drowning Pool
Genre: Thriller, Mystery
Released: 1975
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa, Murray Hamilton, Gail Strickland

Harper days are here again...

Directed by Stuart Rosenberg

Produced by First Artists, Coleytown

1975109 min6.3 / 10

A neo-noir mystery where a cynical private detective navigates murky Southern intrigue, blackmail, and family corruption while reconnecting with an old flame.

Harper is brought to Louisiana to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out that it involves an old flame of his and her daughter. He eventually finds himself caught in a power struggle between the matriarch of the family and a greedy oil baron, who wants their property. Poor Harper! Things are not as straight-forward as they initially appeared.

Clusters

Betrayal By Insiders Classic Literary Legends Film Genres and Movements Law Enforcement Officers

Genres

Thriller Mystery

Keywords

Private Detective Neo-noir Lew Harper

Questions people ask

Is The Drowning Pool scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Does The Drowning Pool end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is The Drowning Pool sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.
Is The Drowning Pool violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.
Is The Drowning Pool easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

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