A mother and daughter, still wounded from a bitter custody dispute, hole up in a run-down apartment building, where they are targeted by the ghost of a former resident.A mother and daughter, still wounded from a bitter custody dispute, hole up in a run-down apartment building, where they are targeted by the ghost of a former resident.A mother and daughter, still wounded from a bitter custody dispute, hole up in a run-down apartment building, where they are targeted by the ghost of a former resident.
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
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- Director
- Writers
- Kôji Suzuki(novel "Honogurai Mizu No Soko Kara")
- Hideo Nakata(film Honogurai mizu no soko kara)
- Takashige Ichise(film Honogurai mizu no soko kara)
- Stars
Top credits
- Director
- Writers
- Kôji Suzuki(novel "Honogurai Mizu No Soko Kara")
- Hideo Nakata(film Honogurai mizu no soko kara)
- Takashige Ichise(film Honogurai mizu no soko kara)
- Stars
- Awards
- 6 nominations
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- Director
- Writers
- Kôji Suzuki(novel "Honogurai Mizu No Soko Kara")
- Hideo Nakata(film Honogurai mizu no soko kara)
- Takashige Ichise(film Honogurai mizu no soko kara)
- All cast & crew
- See more cast details at IMDbPro
Storyline
Dahlia Williams and her daughter Cecelia move into a rundown apartment on New York's Roosevelt Island. She is currently in the midst of divorce proceedings and the apartment, though near an excellent school for her daughter, is all she can afford. From the time she arrives, there are mysterious occurrences and there is a constant drip from the ceiling in the only bedroom. There are also noises coming from the apartment directly above hers, though it would appear to be vacant. Is the apartment haunted or is there a simpler explanation? —garykmcd
- Taglines
- This Season, The Mystery Of The Darkness Will Consume Your Life
- Genres
- Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, frightening sequences, disturbing images and brief language
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaA color dye usually used in concentrated gels for soft drinks was added to the water to turn it to a dark color. Flat and expired soda pop was also used for dark and filthy water.
- Goofs(at around 31 mins) After Dahlia dumps out the first bucket of water that has dripped from the ceiling, the sink is flooded with dark water. The next shot showing the sink has drops of clean water, and no dark water residue anywhere in sight. The water in the sink had not been turned on yet, so there should not have been any clean water in it.
- Alternate versionsUnrated version adds one scene (dream sequence) but removes the dream/reality scene (where Dahlia dreams that her daughter returns from her father) and the scene where Ceci calls Dahlia. In the end the unrated version runs ca 1 minute shorter.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Late Show with David Letterman: Jennifer Connelly/Eels (2005)
- SoundtracksI Got Soul
Written by John Martinez and Josh Kessler
Performed by Scar featuring Filthy Rich
Courtesy of Marc Ferrari/MasterSource
Top review
This is a beautiful film
I have never posted a review on this site, but I feel that I should inform some people on "Dark Water".This is NOT a horror film.Yes,it's being marketed that way but it's not.This is a drama about a mother and daughter trying to make it on their own with a bit of a ghostly twist.Jennifer Connelly is amazing and has become one of my favorite actresses.In this,she is strong and fragile.She almost made me cry once or twice as she tried to hold things together and convince herself that she is not crazy.The little girl playing her daughter is sublime;The next dakota fanning maybe. This film is slow paced,there are NO big scares,no blood-just tension and mystery under the surface.The pace brings you to really care about the characters and not root for dahlia because it's Jennifer Connelly,but because it's Dahlia.It has one of the saddest yet hopeful endings I've seen in a while.This stands head and shoulders above "The Ring" (which I liked) and "The Grudge".Give it a try if you're looking for a good drama.
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- smoore1982
- Jul 9, 2005
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $30,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $25,473,352
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $9,939,251
- Jul 10, 2005
- Gross worldwide
- $68,357,079
- Runtime
- 1h 45min
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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