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The Drowning Pool

1975Movie1 h 49 minPG

MysteryThriller
55
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb6.5Metacritic486.5Rotten Tomatoes53%47%

An intriguing, layered thriller movie about mystery and history.

Good for date night · friends night · teens

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Not for laughs, comfort or scares.

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Story

Harper days are here again...

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.

Feels like

  • Private Investigator
  • Blackmail
  • Louisiana
  • 1970s
  • Greedy Oil Baron
  • Family Power Struggle
  • Southern Gothic
  • Mystery
  • Complex Plot

Cast

15 of 15

Crew

Directed by
Stuart Rosenberg
Written by
Walter Hill, Tracy Keenan Wynn, Lorenzo Semple Jr.
Produced by
Lawrence Turman, David Foster
Music by
Michael Small

Everyone

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Facts

July 18, 1975 · 1 h 49 min · PG

Released
July 18, 1975
Runtime
1 h 49 min
Age rating
PG
Content
Violence
Genres
Thriller, Mystery
Original language
English
Made in
United States
Budget
$3 million
Box office
$3 million
Available in
17 countries

Tropes

Leg Focus, Dirty Cop, Dame with a Case +9

  • Leg Focus
  • Dirty Cop
  • Dame with a Case
  • Grande Dame
  • Good Cop/Bad Cop
  • Opening the Flood Gates
  • Deadpan Snarker
  • Fille Fatale
  • Drowning Pit
  • Adaptational Name Change
  • Lady Drunk
  • Call-Back

12 of 15 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

5 questions, like "Where can I stream The Drowning Pool?"

Questions about The Drowning Pool

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream The Drowning Pool?

In the United States, you can rent or buy The Drowning Pool from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home.

Is The Drowning Pool worth watching?

55
DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 55 (IMDb 6.5, Rotten Tomatoes 53%, and Metacritic 48).

Is The Drowning Pool a sequel?

  1. Harper (1966)
  2. The Drowning Pool (1975)

Yes: it's movie 2 of 2 in its series, after Harper (1966).

Is The Drowning Pool okay for kids?

PGViolence

Not for young kids: it's rated PG in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.

Was The Drowning Pool a box office flop?

Budget$3 million
Box office$3 million

Yes: it cost about $3 million to make and earned $3 million worldwide, 96% of its budget.