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The Weight of Water

  • 20002000
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  • 1h 54m
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5.8/10
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Elizabeth Hurley, Sean Penn, and Catherine McCormack in The Weight of Water (2000)
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A newspaper photographer researches an 1873 double homicide and finds her own life paralleling that of a witness who survived the tragic ordeal.A newspaper photographer researches an 1873 double homicide and finds her own life paralleling that of a witness who survived the tragic ordeal.A newspaper photographer researches an 1873 double homicide and finds her own life paralleling that of a witness who survived the tragic ordeal.
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    • Kathryn Bigelow
    • Anita Shreve(novel)
    • Alice Arlen(screenplay)
    • Christopher Kyle(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Catherine McCormack
    • Sean Penn
    • Sarah Polley
    • Kathryn Bigelow
    • Anita Shreve(novel)
    • Alice Arlen(screenplay)
    • Christopher Kyle(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Catherine McCormack
    • Sean Penn
    • Sarah Polley
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    • 98User reviews
    • 49Critic reviews
    • 45Metascore
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    Elizabeth Hurley and Josh Lucas in The Weight of Water (2000)
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    Elizabeth Hurley and Catherine McCormack in The Weight of Water (2000)
    Sarah Polley in The Weight of Water (2000)
    Elizabeth Hurley and Sean Penn in The Weight of Water (2000)
    Sarah Polley in The Weight of Water (2000)
    Katrin Cartlidge and Sarah Polley in The Weight of Water (2000)
    Sean Penn in The Weight of Water (2000)
    Elizabeth Hurley, Sean Penn, and Catherine McCormack in The Weight of Water (2000)
    Elizabeth Hurley and Sean Penn in The Weight of Water (2000)
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    Catherine McCormack
    Catherine McCormack
    • Jean Janes
    Sean Penn
    Sean Penn
    • Thomas Janes
    Sarah Polley
    Sarah Polley
    • Maren Hontvedt
    Elizabeth Hurley
    Elizabeth Hurley
    • Adaline Gunne
    Ciarán Hinds
    Ciarán Hinds
    • Louis Wagner
    • (as Ciaran Hinds)
    Richard Donat
    Richard Donat
    • Mr. Plaisted
    Ulrich Thomsen
    Ulrich Thomsen
    • John Hontvedt
    Anders W. Berthelsen
    Anders W. Berthelsen
    • Evan Christenson
    Murdoch MacDonald
    • Bailiff
    • (as Murdock McDonald)
    Joseph Rutten
    Joseph Rutten
    • Judge
    John Walf
    • Defense Attorney
    Katrin Cartlidge
    Katrin Cartlidge
    • Karen Christenson
    Vinessa Shaw
    Vinessa Shaw
    • Anethe Christenson
    Adam Curry
    • Emil Ingerbretson
    Josh Lucas
    Josh Lucas
    • Rich Janes
    John Maclaren
    John Maclaren
    • Dr. Parsons
    Rita Kvist
    • Young Maren
    Jan Tore Kristoffersen
    • Young Evan
      • Kathryn Bigelow
      • Anita Shreve(novel)
      • Alice Arlen(screenplay)
      • Christopher Kyle(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Based on an actual double-murder on the Isles of Shoals on 6 March 1873.
    • Goofs
      When John Hontvedt, the Norwegian husband, turns the tea mug over at the site of the murders, there is a modern factory silkscreen stamp on the bottom of the mug.
    • Quotes

      Thomas Janes: Though lovers shall be lost, love shall not.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Film Geek (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      Sulli lulli lite ban
      Written by Inge Krokann
      Performed by Traditional

    User reviews98

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    7/10
    One story in two
    Clever script, clever acting, especially by the late Katrin Cartlidge. This is about a history murder case. Who did the axe killing? The supposed one or the certainly unsupposed?

    There are two parallel plots here, the murder case and the case of those who are examining the case 130 years later. In many (emotional) ways the two plots are really the same. The murder case takes over the souls of the investigators.

    You get confused and found out quite many things after leaving the movie house. That's typical for a good thriller.
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    • stensson
    • Oct 28, 2002

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    • Release date
      • July 31, 2002 (France)
      • United States
      • Canada
      • France
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Fox Baja Studios, Rosarito, Baja California Norte, Mexico
    • Production companies
      • StudioCanal
      • Manifest Film Company
      • Palomar Pictures (II)
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    • 1 hour 54 minutes
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