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Waterworld

Movie · 1995 · 136 min

A soggy, sprawling adventure that feels like a big-budget B-movie, with inventive set pieces and a gruff hero slowly thawing.

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1995 film directed by Kevin Reynolds
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Year
1995
Runtime
136 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • found family
  • environment
  • redemption
Places
  • sea
  • wilderness
Era
far-future
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror3
Humour4
Realism4
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

Details

Genres
action, science fiction, post-apocalyptic, dystopian
Directed by
Kevin Reynolds
Written by
David Twohy, Peter Rader
Starring
Kevin Costner, Jack Black, Dennis Hopper, Michael Jeter, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Tina Majorino, Lee Arenberg, Kim Coates
Music
James Newton Howard
Cinematography
Dean Semler
Runtime
136 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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