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Waterland

  • 19921992
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  • 1h 35m
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6.6/10
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Waterland (1992)
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In 1974 Pittsburgh, a high-school history teacher seeking closure tells his class about his experiences as teenager in England during WWII.In 1974 Pittsburgh, a high-school history teacher seeking closure tells his class about his experiences as teenager in England during WWII.In 1974 Pittsburgh, a high-school history teacher seeking closure tells his class about his experiences as teenager in England during WWII.
IMDb RATING
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    • Stephen Gyllenhaal
    • Graham Swift(novel)
    • Peter Prince(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jeremy Irons
    • Sinéad Cusack
    • Ethan Hawke
    • Stephen Gyllenhaal
    • Graham Swift(novel)
    • Peter Prince(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jeremy Irons
    • Sinéad Cusack
    • Ethan Hawke
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    • 21User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
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    Ethan Hawke and Cara Buono in Waterland (1992)
    Jeremy Irons and Sinéad Cusack in Waterland (1992)
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    Jeremy Irons
    Jeremy Irons
    • Tom Crick
    Sinéad Cusack
    Sinéad Cusack
    • Mary Crick
    Ethan Hawke
    Ethan Hawke
    • Matthew Price
    Grant Warnock
    • Young Tom
    Lena Headey
    Lena Headey
    • Young Mary
    Callum Dixon
    Callum Dixon
    • Freddie Parr
    Sean Maguire
    Sean Maguire
    • Peter
    • (as Sean McGuire)
    Ross McCall
    Ross McCall
    • Terry
    Camilla Hebditch
    • Shirley
    David Morrissey
    David Morrissey
    • Dick Crick
    John Heard
    John Heard
    • Lewis Scott
    Maggie Gyllenhaal
    Maggie Gyllenhaal
    • Maggie Ruth
    Cara Buono
    Cara Buono
    • Judy Dobson
    Pete Postlethwaite
    Pete Postlethwaite
    • Henry Crick
    • (as Peter Postlethwaite)
    Stewart Richman
    • Ernest Atkinson
    Siri Neal
    • Helen Atkinson
    Gareth Thomas
    Gareth Thomas
    • Publican
    Susannah Fellows
    • Rebecca Scott
      • Stephen Gyllenhaal
      • Graham Swift(novel)
      • Peter Prince(screenplay)
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      Lena Headey's film debut. Also the same about Maggie Gyllenhaal.
    • Quotes

      Tom Crick: That day I discovered there are many ways a love can end. As many ways as there are people.

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    10/10
    Excellent Offbeat Drama
    This is a dark brooding movie that hooked me the first time I saw it. I've enjoyed watching it a number of times ever since.

    Jeremy Irons is, as Leonard Matlin indicates in his review, superb in his role. There's a great deal of darkness and certainly some degree of socially deviant behavior in the film. But it's very much the darkness that provides the drama and meaning to the story.

    It's a beautifully photographed film. I thought Lena Headey was quite good in addition to being stunning. Sinead Cusack and all of the supporting cast were quite good. It is an eccentric film, but I believe it comes through as a very fine piece of film making.

    It strikes me as being very underrated by the users' ratings. This is probably due in the main to the darkness of the film and its most definite lack of Hollywood style optimism. The lower ratings might also be due to what might be interpreted as a conservative message. I am not a political conservative--God forbid! However, the message that there can be unforeseen and terrible consequences from our actions is something that all of us could well profit from. Very fine movie, but certainly not for those that dislike "the bad taste of things"--or the tragedies of life.
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      • October 30, 1992 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
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      • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Production companies
      • British Screen Productions
      • Channel Four Films
      • Palace Pictures
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