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Dark Waters: The Cost of Being a Hero fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, light on feelings.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and cathartic
Some satire
Not a comedy at heart.
Politics, society, and class and money
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Dark Waters: The Cost of Being a Hero is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and cathartic
Emotionally, it's moving and cathartic.
Some satire
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some satire.
Politics, society, and class and money
Its world is built around politics, society, and class and money.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
The direction, performances, and characters stand out. The plot is layered and rewards full attention.
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Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 77/100. The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: disturbing imagery.
0 h 13 min
Dark Waters: The Cost of Being a Hero runs 0 h 13 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
It was made in English.
