Dark Waters

2020
7.4
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Title: Dark Waters

Original Title: Dark Waters

Year: 2020

Info

Release Dates

  • UK: February 28 2020
  • United States: November 22 2019

Plot

In this powerful story based on real events, Mark Ruffalo plays a suspicious lawyer who discovers a terrible secret. One of the most important corporations in the world has emitted a dangerous amount of polluting gases from its factories and into the atmosphere and this has caused hundreds of people to die due to what they have declared publicly to be "unknown circumstances". The lawyer denounces this company and tries to expose the heinous crimes it has indirectly committed. The disgraced company won't go down without a fight, however, and so they do everything they possibly can to destroy the lawyer's career and discredit him with slander and lies. This strategy forces Rufflo's character to risk his future, his family and even his own life in order to uncover the truth end this corrupt company's reign.

'Dark Waters' is directed by Todd Haynes ('Carol', 'Wonderstruck') with a screenplay by Matthew Carnahan, Mario Correa, Nathaniel Rich. The movie features an outstanding cast starring Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins, Bill Pullman, Victor Garber, Bill Camp and William Jackson Harper. 'Dark Waters' is a portrait of classist society and how difficult it is nowadays to bring corrupt companies to justice when they are the ones wielding the influence and power.

Cast

Director:

Todd HaynesTodd Haynes

Anne Hathaway

Anne Hathaway

Sarah Bilott

Bill Pullman

Bill Pullman

Harry Dietzler

Mark Ruffalo

Mark Ruffalo

Robert Bilott

Tim Robbins

Tim Robbins

Tom Terp

Victor Garber

Victor Garber

Phil Donnelly

Videos

'Dark Waters' trailer 2:26

'Dark Waters' trailer

December 2 2019

Photos

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Trivia

Co-stars once again

Mark Ruffalo and Tim Robbins were also co-stars in 'Thanks for Sharing' (2012).

Dry Run

The production name for the film was "Dry Run" which is the name of a place important in the story.

City's symbol

A few minutes after the first meeting between the farmers and Billott, he and colleagues walk beside the famous Cincinnati sculpture The Genius of Water which is the city's symbol.

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