The Drowning

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The Drowning

2017

1h 35m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Tom and Lauren thwart a watery suicide attempt. The drowning young man turns out to be Danny, who was accused of the murder of an old woman many years ago. Although Tom provided psychological testimony at the trial, he seizes the chance to help.

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David Edelstein

New York Magazine/Vulture

05/17/2017

The movie is a prime specimen of "the paranoid style."

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Sheri Linden

The Hollywood Reporter

05/11/2017

Despite the wildly uneven plotting, Gordon's atmospheric direction in coastal New London propels the drama, as does her sensitivity to what remains unspoken between people.

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Kenji Fujishima

Village Voice

05/11/2017

The deeper Tom wades into this psychological morass, the more Danny's volatile behavior seems dictated by the screenwriters' convenience rather than by any plausible depiction of a tortured mind.

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

06/05/2017

The performances help to create some tension if you can buy the outlandish premise, although the character motives remain cloudy and the contrived third-act twists keep the payoff at a frustrating emotional distance.

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Mark Dujsik

Mark Reviews Movies

05/18/2017

1.5/4

The whole affair is a head-scratcher of bloody-scalp proportions.

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Andy Crump

Paste Magazine

05/12/2017

6.9/10

The Drowning is a film of small, visceral pleasures-its ambiguity is absolutely delicious-but most of its weight rests on Charles.

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Tom and Lauren thwart a watery suicide attempt. The drowning young man turns out to be Danny, who was accused of the murder of an old woman many years ago. Although Tom provided psychological testimony at the trial, he seizes the chance to help.

Director: Bette Gordon
Producer: Daniel L. Blanc, Radium Cheung, Jamin O'Brien
Screenwriter: Stephen Molton, Frank Pugliese
Distributor: Paladin
Production Co: The Film Community
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 10, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 4, 2017
Runtime: 1h 35m

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