Dark Waters fingerprintHigh energy, immersive world, emotionally cool.
Tense and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic
Serious throughout
Mystery, the mind, and faith and meaning
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
Standout cinematography, visual style, and sound design
A distinctive visual signature.
Tense and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Dark Waters is tense and scary. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic
Emotionally, it's melancholic.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
Mystery, the mind, and faith and meaning
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around mystery, the mind, and faith and meaning. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It leaves some questions open.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Standout cinematography, visual style, and sound design
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the cinematography, visual style, and sound design stand out.
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Dark Waters is included with a subscription to Night Flight+, Eternal Family, Midnight Pulp, and Troma NOW in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Darkroom, Cineverse, and Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, and Bloodstream. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 64/100 (IMDb 5.9 and Rotten Tomatoes 71%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 34 min
Dark Waters runs 1 h 34 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Dark Waters higher (71) than audiences (57). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English, with some Russian. Produced in Italy, Russia, Ukraine, United Kingdom.
+124GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Dark Waters in 138 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 51 storytelling tropes for Dark Waters, including Cassandra Truth, Moving the Goalposts, Corrupt Corporate Executive.
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