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The Weight of Water (2001) — Stream on BFI Player Classics · CriticCrunch

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The Weight of Water

Movie2001·113 min

The Weight of Water

Directed by Kathryn Bigelow

Mystery Drama Thriller

A mystery drama film directed by Kathryn Bigelow.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 91%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

5.5/10

192 ratings

About The Weight of Water

A newspaper photographer researches an 1873 double homicide and finds her own life paralleling that of a witness who survived the tragic ordeal.

Pacing: Slow-burn (1 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: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Contemplative, Unsettling
Story Tags: obsession, trauma recovery, identity self discovery, 18th 19th century, historical event, ocean maritime, island, romantic partners, detective investigator, everyman, mystery disappearance, nonlinear flashback, investigation procedural, serial killer

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Details

Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Language: English

Cast

Sean Penn, Catherine McCormack, Elizabeth Hurley

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How The Weight of Water Ranks

All movies

Top 91%

2000s movies

Top 87%

Mystery movies

Top 88%

Kathryn Bigelow films#10 of 10

Top 91% All movies.

the vibe

The Weight of Water Vibe

What it feels like

slow-burndarkintenselayeredseriouspersonalhauntingcontemplativeunsettling

What it's about

pacing

slow-burn 1/9slow-burn 1/9

tone

texture

contemplativequiet

mystery disappearance

nonlinear flashback

investigation procedural

obsession

trauma recovery

identity self discovery

detective investigator

everyman

romantic partners

historical event

serial killer

ocean maritime

island

18th–19th century

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

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9