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2019 · 127 min · PG-13

Dark Waters

Directed by Todd Haynes · Drama, Thriller

Dark Waters (2019) is a Drama film, directed by Todd Haynes set in Cincinnati and West Virginia during the 1990s–2010s. It runs 127 minutes and is rated PG-13.

A courtroom, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of power & corruption and environmental collapse run throughout.

Composer
Marcelo Zarvos
Cinematography
Edward Lachman
Cast
Mark RuffaloAnne HathawayTim RobbinsBill PullmanBill CampVictor GarberMare WinninghamWilliam Jackson Harper

The world of this film

Setting

Where
CincinnatiWest Virginia
Setting
UrbanRural
When
1990s2000s2010s

Premise & themes

Premise
Courtroom
Themes
Power & CorruptionEnvironmental Collapse
Tone
BleakTense

Shape

Protagonist
Solo Lead
Pacing
Slow Burn
Based on
True Story

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