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Release Date:
20 August 2004 (USA) moreTagline:
Drifting into theaters this summer. morePlot:
Based on the true story of two scuba divers accidentally stranded in shark infested waters after their tour boat has left. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
2 wins & 2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(24 articles)
Lists of Doom Xv: Mika of Eryn Non Dae (From Fangoria. 12 June 2009, 10:01 PM, PDT)
A Russell Mulcahy 3-D Shark Movie Should Really Be Bigger News
(From Cinematical. 15 May 2009, 8:02 AM, PDT)
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Finally, back to what movies were meant to do! moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Blanchard Ryan | ... | Susan | |
| Daniel Travis | ... | Daniel | |
| Saul Stein | ... | Seth | |
| Michael E. Williamson | ... | Davis (as Michael Williamson) | |
| Cristina Zenarro | ... | Linda (as Cristina Zenaro) | |
| John Charles | ... | Junior (as Jon Charles) |
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Rated R for language and some nudity.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
79 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Portugal:M/16 | Iceland:10 | South Korea:15 | Sweden:11 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Québec) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Chile:TE | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Peru:PT | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:NC-16 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:RFun Stuff
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This film is inspired by a true story about an American couple, Tom and Eileen Lonergan, who in 1998 went with a scuba group (Outer Edge Dive Company) to an area off the coast of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. They were accidentally left behind due to a faulty head count taken by the dive boat crew. There were 26 other divers and 5 crew members who failed to notice that the couple was not on the boat. It was not until two days later on January 27, 1998, that the pair was found to be missing after a bag containing their passports and belongings was found in the dive boat. A massive air and sea search took place over the following three days, but failed to find them. The couple was never found. moreGoofs:
Continuity: During the movie the tank caps change color, most of the time they are red but sometimes one is green or black. moreQuotes:
Susan: [seeing a shark swimming right in front of them] What kind sharks are those?Daniel: Big ones.
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It really doesn't surprise me that some people don't like this film. After all to truly enjoy Open Water one must open their mind and think. In this day and age that hardly ever happens anymore. Most filmmakers just decide to blow things up and hope that it's enough to entertain their audiences. Society in general has become numb what with the plots just laid out in front of us never questioning or asking us to use our imaginations. Open Water is a film that asks its viewers to place themselves at the heart of the movie; to feel the desperation, the hopelessness and the absolute terrifying ordeal. And for a change the movie is shot in a way that allows the viewer to feel as if truly there. Is it Jaws? No and its not meant to be. Maybe that's where the confusion lays. Open Water is a suspenseful film, excellent at that. If you're someone who actually enjoys figuring out the movie for yourself instead of being told in the first five minutes this is the film for you. Score: A.