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The Deep End of the Ocean

1999 · 106 min

A slow, wrenching family drama that sits with loss and its long aftermath, offering quiet hope without easy comfort.

Directed by: Ulu Grosbard
Genres: Drama, Mystery
Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, Treat Williams, Whoopi Goldberg

Tagline: The search for her son was over. The search for her family was just beginning.
Overview: A three-year-old boy disappears during his mother's high school reunion. Nine years later, by chance, he turns up in the town in which the family has just relocated.

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Directed by: Ulu Grosbard
Genres: Drama, Mystery
Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, Treat Williams, Whoopi Goldberg

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
grief
identity
guilt
healing
Places: suburbs
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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