The Waterdance

The Waterdance

Sometimes, life happens by accident.

Directed by Neal Jimenez, Michael Steinberg

Produced by No Frills Film, The Samuel Goldwyn Company

1992106 min6.0 / 10

A character-driven drama about three men learning to rebuild their lives after spinal injury, balancing dark struggle with humor and human connection.

Author Joel Garcia breaks his neck while hiking, and finds himself in a rehab center with Raymond, an exaggerating ladies man, and Bloss, a racist biker. Considerable tension builds as each character tries to deal with his new found handicap and the problems that go with it, especially Joel, whose lover Anna is having as difficult a time as he is.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Waterdance scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is The Waterdance violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is The Waterdance sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Does The Waterdance end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is The Waterdance easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% 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.

27/ 100

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Rarity67

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Surprise7

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Love22

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