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Dark Water

  • 2005
  • PG-13
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
67K
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Jennifer Connelly in Dark Water (2005)
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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.

  • Director
    • Walter Salles
  • Writers
    • Kôji Suzuki
    • Hideo Nakata
    • Takashige Ichise
  • Stars
    • Jennifer Connelly
    • Ariel Gade
    • John C. Reilly
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    67K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Walter Salles
    • Writers
      • Kôji Suzuki
      • Hideo Nakata
      • Takashige Ichise
    • Stars
      • Jennifer Connelly
      • Ariel Gade
      • John C. Reilly
    • 477User reviews
    • 185Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 nominations total

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    Jennifer Connelly
    Jennifer Connelly
    • Dahlia
    Ariel Gade
    Ariel Gade
    • Ceci
    John C. Reilly
    John C. Reilly
    • Mr. Murray
    Tim Roth
    Tim Roth
    • Jeff Platzer
    Dougray Scott
    Dougray Scott
    • Kyle
    Pete Postlethwaite
    Pete Postlethwaite
    • Veeck
    Camryn Manheim
    Camryn Manheim
    • Teacher
    Perla Haney-Jardine
    Perla Haney-Jardine
    • Natasha…
    Debra Monk
    Debra Monk
    • Young Dahlia's Teacher
    Linda Emond
    Linda Emond
    • Mediator
    Bill Buell
    Bill Buell
    • Mediator
    J.R. Horne
    • Man in Tram
    Elina Löwensohn
    Elina Löwensohn
    • Dahlia's Mother
    Warren Belle
    Warren Belle
    • UPS Man
    Alison Sealy-Smith
    Alison Sealy-Smith
    • Supervisor
    Simon Reynolds
    Simon Reynolds
    • Man in Elevator
    Kate Hewlett
    Kate Hewlett
    • Teacher's Aide
    Jennifer Baxter
    Jennifer Baxter
    • Mary
    • Director
      • Walter Salles
    • Writers
      • Kôji Suzuki
      • Hideo Nakata
      • Takashige Ichise
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      A 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 1h 20 mins) A square hole is cut in the apartment ceiling to fix a pipe causing a leak. There is a shot from inside the ceiling, looking down to the floor past the pipe and through the square hole. Dahlia enters the room looking up at the newly repaired pipe. She is obviously barefoot. She hears a noise and we cut to a shot looking down a hallway where there are wet footprints and someone hurriedly clearing the hallway to turn right out of shot. Curious, Dahlia immediately follows the noise. She is now making shoe-noises as she walks and as she climbs some stairs we see she is now wearing laced-up running shoes when just a second before she was barefoot.
    • Quotes

      Dahlia: [Referring to Natasha] I can't be her mother...I don't know how to be myself!

    • Alternate versions
      Unrated 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.
    • Connections
      Featured in Late Show with David Letterman: Jennifer Connelly/Eels (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      I Got Soul
      Written by John Martinez and Josh Kessler

      Performed by Scar featuring Filthy Rich

      Courtesy of Marc Ferrari/MasterSource

    User reviews477

    Featured review
    7/10

    Eerie Drama

    What Dark Water lacks in thrills, it does make up for in mood and wonderful performances, especially from Jennifer Connelly as the stressed out single mother trying to keep her wits about her after learning her apartment is haunted by a child's ghost. Expect less of a horror film and more of a drama and you'll be in the right headspace.
    • davidmetzer
    • May 11, 2022
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 8, 2005 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Agua turbia
    • Filming locations
      • Roosevelt Island, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • Pandemonium Productions
      • Vertigo Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • 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
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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