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The Dry (2021) — Stream on Sundance Now · CriticCrunch

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The Dry

Movie2021·117 min

The Dry

Directed by Robert Connolly

Crime Thriller Mystery

A crime thriller film directed by Robert Connolly.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 47%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.8/10

887 ratings

About The Dry

Aaron Falk returns to his drought-stricken hometown to attend a tragic funeral. But his return opens a decades-old wound - the unsolved death of a teenage girl.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Contemplative
Story Tags: trauma recovery, grief and loss, isolation loneliness, international, small town, close friendship, strangers forced together, detective investigator, reluctant hero, investigation procedural, nonlinear flashback, slow burn reveal, corruption

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Details

Director: Robert Connolly
Language: English

Cast

Eric Bana, Genevieve O'Reilly, Keir O'Donnell

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How The Dry Ranks

All movies

Top 47%

2020s movies

Top 50%

Crime movies

Top 46%

2020s Crime movies

Top 32%

★Robert Connolly films#1 of 3

Robert Connolly's highest-rated film in our catalog.

the vibe

The Dry Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenselayeredseriouspersonalearnest

gritty

contemplative

What it's about

investigation proceduralnonlinear flashbackslow-burn revealtrauma recoverygrief & lossisolation lonelinessdetective investigatorreluctant heroclose friendshipstrangers forced togethercorruptioninternationalsmall town

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9

texture

grittygritty