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The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

  • 20162016
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 46m
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Jason Sudeikis, Maisie Williams, and Patch in The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (2016)
Henry is an introverted architect. After the death of his wife in a car accident, he sets out to help Millie, a homeless teen, to build a raft to sail across the Atlantic.
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Jason Sudeikis stars as a widowed New Orleans architect who strikes up an unlikely relationship with teenage runaway Maisie Williams.Jason Sudeikis stars as a widowed New Orleans architect who strikes up an unlikely relationship with teenage runaway Maisie Williams.Jason Sudeikis stars as a widowed New Orleans architect who strikes up an unlikely relationship with teenage runaway Maisie Williams.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
4.4K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
13,584
951
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    • Director
      • Bill Purple
    • Writers
      • Robbie Pickering(story by)
      • Bill Purple
    • Stars
      • Jason Sudeikis
      • Maisie Williams
      • Jessica Biel
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    • Director
      • Bill Purple
    • Writers
      • Robbie Pickering(story by)
      • Bill Purple
    • Stars
      • Jason Sudeikis
      • Maisie Williams
      • Jessica Biel
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    • 32User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
    • 27Metascore

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    Maisie Williams in The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (2016)
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    Jason Sudeikis
    Jason Sudeikis
    • Henry Herschel
    Maisie Williams
    Maisie Williams
    • Millie
    Jessica Biel
    Jessica Biel
    • Penny Herschel
    Mary Steenburgen
    Mary Steenburgen
    • Julia Mureaux
    Orlando Jones
    Orlando Jones
    • Dumbass
    Richard Robichaux
    Richard Robichaux
    • Pascal
    Paul Reiser
    Paul Reiser
    • Wendell
    Bryan Batt
    Bryan Batt
    • Dr. Melvin
    Jayson Warner Smith
    Jayson Warner Smith
    • Uncle
    Christopher Gehrman
    Christopher Gehrman
    • William Willis
    Wendy Miklovic
    Wendy Miklovic
    • William Willis' Wife
    • (as Wendy Miklovic Neisler)
    George Wilson
    • Dumbass' Dad
    Joshua Mikel
    Joshua Mikel
    • Thor Heyerdahl
    Russ Russo
    Russ Russo
    • David
    Cailey Fleming
    Cailey Fleming
    • 9 Year Old Millie
    Darnekia Dowl
    • Caterer
    Natalie Mejer
    • Doctor
    Sheldon Frett
    Sheldon Frett
    • Haitian Sailor
    • Director
      • Bill Purple
    • Writers
      • Robbie Pickering(story by)
      • Bill Purple
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    • Trivia
      Jeffrey Dean Morgan was cast as Henry Herschel but left due to scheduling conflicts. He was replaced by Jason Sudeikis.
    • Goofs
      Henry tries to cook with pot by adding buds to a soup. Cooking in this way would make you sick, not high. The THC has to be extracted from the weed (usually by simmering in butter then cooled, which can then be used to cook with). The way Henry uses it, the THC would cook away, and then remaining plant material would be bitter enough to make him sick.
    • Quotes

      The Girl: [narrating] Some people try to hold on to their memories. Others try to forget. Neither works. And after enough time passes by, you find you ain't the same as you used to be.

    • Connections
      Featured in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Jason Sudeikis/Michelle Monaghan/Van Jones (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      The Book Of Love
      Written by Stephin Merritt

      Published by House of Hassle

      By arrangement with Bank Robber Music

      Performed by The Shadowboxers

      Produced by Justin Timberlake

      Courtesy of Villa 40 Records

    User reviews32

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    Top review
    9/10
    Coping With being Left Behind
    The is movie about two strangers who have been left behind by the most significant person in their lives, and about how this bonds them as they engage in a bold project to sail from New Orleans to the Azores on a homemade raft.

    Much of the wisdom is communicated by the voice-over commentary of 16 year-old Millie (Maisie Williams) who sounds like a deep south version of Christina Ricci's character in "The Opposite of Sex". The film is a little clumsy and Millie's accent is unnecessarily over-the-top but it is a good message and an overall pleasing effort.

    Most profound is Millie's ambiguous statement about people dying when nobody is looking and living while nobody is watching. By which she is expounding on both their bold but by design unobserved rafting effort and on the human condition where many lives are lived without making a ripple in the fabric of society. And perhaps a third meaning, that the cool kids are so caught up in their clique that they have defined and made a cursory dismissal of everyone, blissfully unaware that awesome things are happening all around them.

    There is a particularly interesting image early in the film, a shopping cart tipped over at the water's edge with a helium balloon trapped inside the inverted basket. Again this has lots of meanings, free spirit Penny trapped in the twisted metal of her wrecked car and unable to soar, Henry trapped by his grief, and Millie trapped by her defenses and unable to connect with anyone.

    Then again, what do I know? I'm only a child.
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    • Release date
      • December 4, 2016 (South Korea)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Book of Love
    • Filming locations
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    • Production companies
      • The Darwin Collective
      • Iron Ocean Films
      • Nine Nights
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $48,822
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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