Movie

Waves

2019 · 136 min

An emotionally intense, visually fluid experience that shifts from tense to tender, demanding full attention as it explores love and loss.

Tagline: Love is patient.
Overview: A controlling father’s attempts to ensure that his two children succeed in high school backfire after his son experiences a career-ending sports injury. Their familial bonds are eventually placed under severe strain by an unexpected tragedy.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, warm and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Grief, family, coming-of-age, guilt
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
family
coming-of-age
guilt
redemption
Places: suburbs
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild