The Weight of Water
Seen it?2001 | 113 min | Mystery, Drama, Thriller
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (35% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 5.4 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 53 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
A newspaper photographer researches an 1873 double homicide and finds her own life paralleling that of a witness who survived the tragic ordeal.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
35% on Rotten Tomatoes, 45 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.4 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
1 win and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$16 million worldwide on a $16 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 72K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kathryn Bigelow
- Sean PennThomas Janes
- Catherine McCormackJean Janes
- Elizabeth HurleyAdaline Gunne
- Sarah PolleyMaren Hontvedt
- Josh LucasRich Janes
- Ciarán HindsLouis Wagner
- Richard DonatMr. Plaisted
- Ulrich ThomsenJohn Hontvedt
- Anders W. BerthelsenEvan Christenson
- Joseph RuttenJudge