Dark Water

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Dark Water

PG-13

2005

1h 45m

Mystery & Thriller

Horror

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Dahlia (Jennifer Connelly) wants to move away from her ex-husband, Kyle (Dougray Scott), and take her daughter, Ceci (Ariel Gade), with her. Relocating to a dreary tower block, Dahlia and Ceci discover eerie, dark water leaking through the ceiling of their new apartment. Dahlia petitions the supervisor (Pete Postlethwaite) and the building's owner (John C. Reilly) to fix the leak, yet it only gets worse. Now having nightmares about the dripping, Dahlia is driven to confront the problem herself.

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Critics Consensus

All the atmospherics in Dark Water can't make up for the lack of genuine scares.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

Mar 14, 2018

This dank, dark and disturbing psychological horror film is a remake of a Hideo Nakata chiller, but the film it most evokes is Roman Polanski's Repulsion, another tale of mental instability and bad real estate.

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Dan Jolin

Empire Magazine

Jul 22, 2005

3/5

Interesting and unsettling, but never terrifying.

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Nev Pierce

BBC.com

Jul 19, 2005

2/5

Dark Water is a failure as a horror movie.

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Kaleem Aftab

The List

Apr 25, 2019

3/5

That fatal flaw that this shares with the original is the best part of the film being in the initial plot-revealing 20 minutes. From here, it fails to build on the tension.

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Joshua Starnes

ComingSoon.net

Mar 18, 2011

5/10

The supporting characters, in fact, are the most enjoyable part of the film, often more enjoyable than Connelly or Gade, each taking great advantage of their scenes to create real people in a short space of time.

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

Apr 29, 2009

Evolves from a supernatural mystery to a truly sad tragedy...

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 13, 2026

Dark Water = a *2* star Movie!

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J H

@UpstateNYThriller Jul 22, 2026

4/10 Weird movie, Woman movies to Roosevelt Island in NY. Crappy apartment Her daughter is haunted by imaginary friend tries to take her More supernatural than horror, depressing rainy etc

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Jelisije J

@jjosifovic Jul 5, 2026

Their is barely anything enjoyable about this film other than the last 10 minutes.

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Melissa L

@Agent99 Jun 26, 2026

It was pretty good, but I think that it is a remake of a Japanese movie like Ringu was the original movie of The Ring.

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Gi S

@Gistevenn Mar 1, 2026

It was a weird movie, also sad because it made me think of so many people that have to live in these old high rise buildings run by slumlords who do not care to improve the living conditions of the people living there.

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Richard W

@RT65767935 Jan 16, 2026

Underestimated film ,not sure why all the bad reviews ,great cast ,good acting ,couple of chills at the end ,take a chance if you are a horror buff

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Synopsis

Dahlia (Jennifer Connelly) wants to move away from her ex-husband, Kyle (Dougray Scott), and take her daughter, Ceci (Ariel Gade), with her. Relocating to a dreary tower block, Dahlia and Ceci discover eerie, dark water leaking through the ceiling of their new apartment. Dahlia petitions the supervisor (Pete Postlethwaite) and the building's owner (John C. Reilly) to fix the leak, yet it only gets worse. Now having nightmares about the dripping, Dahlia is driven to confront the problem herself.

Director: Walter Salles
Producer: Doug Davison, Roy Lee, Bill Mechanic
Screenwriter: Rafael Yglesias
Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co: Touchstone Pictures, Vertigo Entertainment, Pandemonium
Rating: PG-13 (Terror|Disturbing Situations)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 8, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $25.5M
Runtime: 1h 45m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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