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  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Paladin
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Paladin
  • 1 h 35 m

Summary Tom Seymour (Josh Charles), a forensic psychologist, is haunted by his expert witness testimony that sent a young boy to prison for a chilling murder 12 years prior. When the boy, now a young man, reappears in Tom’s life, Tom is drawn into a potentially destructive, soul-searching reinvestigation of the case.

Directed By: Bette Gordon

Written By: Pat Barker, Stephen Molton, Frank Pugliese

  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Paladin
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Paladin
  • 1 h 35 m

The Drowning

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
43
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
6.2
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Summary Tom Seymour (Josh Charles), a forensic psychologist, is haunted by his expert witness testimony that sent a young boy to prison for a chilling murder 12 years prior. When the boy, now a young man, reappears in Tom’s life, Tom is drawn into a potentially destructive, soul-searching reinvestigation of the case.

Directed By: Bette Gordon

Written By: Pat Barker, Stephen Molton, Frank Pugliese

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
43
38% Positive
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25% Mixed
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38% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
43
38% Positive
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25% Mixed
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38% Negative
3 Reviews

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70
May 15, 2017
It’s a closed, depressing vision, elevated by compassion and superbly evocative filmmaking.
By David Edelstein FULL REVIEW
70
May 10, 2017
The Drowning...distinguishes itself by applying a depth of psychological observation that yields a genuinely unsettling vision.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW
63
May 10, 2017
It lacks the fireworks or stunning revelations of an A-picture in this genre. But it works as a nice showcase for a cast that’s largely been relegated to small supporting roles these days.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
40
May 10, 2017
Whatever suspense it musters feels artificial, manufactured in the first half by withholding information all the characters already possess from the audience, and in the second by adding more curlicues and flourishes to the elaborate plot at the expense of nourishing the milquetoast characters.
By Jessica Kiang FULL REVIEW
30
May 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.
By Kenji Fujishima FULL REVIEW
25
May 11, 2017
The problem with The Drowning isn't that the characters are insubstantial, but rather that they don't dry up and disappear fast enough.
By Simon Abrams FULL REVIEW
12
May 10, 2017
If there’s anything worth mulling over about The Drowning, it's the way it proffers the East Coast couple as an inevitably miserable institution without really meaning to.
By Diego Semerene FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
6.2
40% Positive
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60% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
6.2
40% Positive
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60% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Production Company The Film Community
Release Date May 10, 2017
Duration 1 h 35 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline If evil exists, can it be transformed?
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