Deep Water
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Metascore
80 out of 100

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8.8 out of 10

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  • Starring: Donald Crowhurst, Tilda Swinton
  • Summary: Deep Water is the stunning true story of the fateful voyage of Donald Crowhurst, an amateur yachtsman who entered the most daring nautical challenge ever: the very first solo, nonstop, round-the-world boat race. (IFC Films)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: G. Allen Johnson
    100
    One of this year's better studies of the human soul.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Rachel Saltz
    80
    Again and again you want to shout at the screen: “Turn back. All will be forgiven.” This tale of risk, though, ends not with man conquering nature but in calamitous failure.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Kirk Honeycutt
    80
    A stunning documentary that not only beautifully elucidates a nearly forgotten incident but touches on crucial themes involving isolation, sanity, self-worth, impossible dreams, the nature of heroism and limits of human endurance.
  4. Empire
    Reviewed by: Anna Smith
    60
    A sad story, but well told, with respect for its subject and an eye for the Shakespearian tragedy in the tale.

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
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  1. jgm
    10
    sad & thought-provoking story
  2. BlancoA.
    10
    One of the most incredible stories ever memorialized on film. I sat stunned when it was over. I've sailed small boats at the most elementary levels, but I can appreciate, in the most basic ways, the raw power of what these men faced. Breathtaking, moving, dazzling. Great film.… Expand
  3. BobM.
    10
    Profoundly sorrowful, profoundly human, profoundly philosophical.
  4. joomjim4
    8
    One of the best documentaries I've watched in so many years. The story was well told with a combination of the life lesson not only just a pure tragedy story. A must watch!
    (Stunning, Compelling, Deep, Life Lesson)    … Expand

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