Is Trouble the Water sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% 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 Trouble the Water end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% 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 Trouble the Water violent?

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.

Is Trouble the Water 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.

Is Trouble the Water scary?

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.

Trouble the Water

Name: Trouble the Water
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2008
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Scott Rogers, George W. Bush, Michael Brown, Julie Chen, Ray Nagin

It's not about a hurricane. It's about America.

Directed by Carl Deal, Tia Lessin

Produced by Elsewhere Films, Louverture Films

200893 min7.0 / 10

An intimate, ground-level documentary of Hurricane Katrina that centers on survival, resilience, and the human capacity for redemption amid systemic inequality and natural catastrophe.

"Trouble the Water" takes you inside Hurricane Katrina in a way never before seen on screen. The film opens the day before the storm makes landfall--just blocks away from the French Quarter but far from the New Orleans that most tourists knew. Kimberly Rivers Roberts, an aspiring rap artist, is turning her new video camera on herself and her Ninth Ward neighbors trapped in the city. Weaving an insider's view of Katrina with a mix of verité and in-your-face filmmaking, it is a redemptive tale of self-described street hustlers who become heroes--two unforgettable people who survive the storm and then seize a chance for a new beginning.

Clusters

Doing Right In Disaster Conscience Against the System Natural Disaster Movies Strong Female Characters

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Hurricane Natural Disaster Woman Director

Questions people ask

Is Trouble the Water sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Does Trouble the Water end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Trouble the Water violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Trouble the Water easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Trouble the Water scary? 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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