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Lady in the Water

Movie · 2006 · 109 min

A somber modern fairy tale that feels earnest and odd, mixing apartment-building intimacy with clumsy mythic stakes.

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2006 film by M. Night Shyamalan
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Year
2006
Runtime
109 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • found family
  • faith
  • isolation
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror5
Humour4
Realism3
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, fantasy, comedy, action, horror, mystery, thriller, supernatural, suspense, supernatural horror, psychological drama, comedy horror, psychological horror, psychological thriller
Directed by
M. Night Shyamalan
Written by
M. Night Shyamalan
Starring
M. Night Shyamalan, David Ogden Stiers, Bryce Dallas Howard, Paul Giamatti, Bill Irwin, Jeffrey Wright, Jared Harris, Doug Jones
Music
James Newton Howard
Cinematography
Christopher Doyle
Runtime
109 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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