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The Drowning Pool

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1975 | 109 min | Thriller, Mystery

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With middling reviews (53% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 6.4 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
Fast-moving, at 1 hr 49 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
  • Made in 1975: an older pace and style.

Harper is brought to Louisiana to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out that it involves an old flame of his and her daughter. He eventually finds himself caught in a power struggle between the matriarch of the family and a greedy oil baron, who wants their property. Poor Harper! Things are not as straight-forward as they initially appeared.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsBelow par

    53% on Rotten Tomatoes, 48 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesBelow par

    6.4 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $3 million worldwide on a $3 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 66K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Stuart Rosenberg

  • Paul NewmanLew Harper
  • Joanne WoodwardIris Devereaux
  • Richard DerrJames Devereaux
  • Anthony FranciosaChief Broussard
  • Murray HamiltonJ.Hugh Kilbourne
  • Gail StricklandMavis Kilbourne
  • Melanie GriffithSchuyler Devereaux
  • Linda HaynesGretchen
  • Richard JaeckelLieutenant Franks
  • Paul KosloCandy