“Dark water conceals darker secrets.”
Dahlia and her five-year-old daughter are ready to begin a new life together. But their new apartment — dilapidated and worn — suddenly seems to take on a life of its own. Mysterious noises, persistent leaks of dark water and other strange happenings send Dahlia on a haunting and mystifying pursuit — one that unleashes a torrent of living nightmares.
Jennifer Connelly
Dahlia Williams
John C. Reilly
Mr. Murray
Tim Roth
Jeff Platzer
Dougray Scott
Kyle Williams
Pete Postlethwaite
Veeck
Ariel Gade
Ceci
Camryn Manheim
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Perla Haney-Jardine
Natasha / Young Dahlia
Debra Monk
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Linda Emond
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Dark Water is a horror, mystery film released in 2005 exploring themes of based on novel or book, teacher, remake, divorce, ghost, manhattan, new york city. Directed by Walter Salles, it stars Jennifer Connelly, John C. Reilly, Tim Roth. Dahlia and her five-year-old daughter are ready to begin a new life together. But their new apartment — dilapidated and worn — suddenly seems to take on a life of its own. Mysterious noises, persistent leaks of dark water and other strange happenings send Dahlia on a haunting and mystifying pursuit — one that unleashes a torrent of living nightmares.
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