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Water

1985 · 98 min

A gentle, silly satire full of quirky characters and Caribbean charm, poking fun at politics and big business without any real bite.

Overview
The British governor of a tiny island nation in the Caribbean Commonwealth finds his idyllic existence thrown into chaos when an American drilling company finds a huge source of natural mineral water there.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • corruption
  • class
  • power
  • identity
Places
  • small town
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour8
Realism6
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
adventure, comedy
Directed by
Dick Clement
Written by
Bill Persky, Ian La Frenais, Dick Clement
Starring
Michael Caine, Valerie Perrine, Brenda Vaccaro, Leonard Rossiter, Billy Connolly, Dennis Dugan, Fulton Mackay, Oscar James
Music
Mike Moran
Cinematography
Douglas Slocombe
Runtime
98 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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