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Looking Through Water

2025 · 107 min

A quiet, reflective drama about family wounds and forgiveness, with a gentle pace and emotional weight.

Overview
William McKay’s successful New York executive career is in ruins after a shocking betrayal. Called by his estranged father, William travels to Belize for a father & son fishing tournament that reopens old wounds and sparks new understanding. Decades later, William recalls that pivotal trip as he tries to connect with his angry, distant grandson.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 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
  • betrayal
  • redemption
  • grief
  • parenthood
Places
  • sea
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Roberto Sneider
Written by
Rowdy Herrington, Zach Dean
Starring
Michael Stahl-David, David Morse, Cameron Douglas, Ximena Romo, Michael Douglas, Walker Scobell, Sierra Swartz, Barry Livingston
Music
Jeff Russo
Cinematography
Serguei Saldívar Tanaka
Runtime
107 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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