Dark Waters (2019)
A corporate defense attorney takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution. (PG-13, 127 min.)
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Inspired by a shocking true story, a tenacious attorney (Mark Ruffalo) uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths to one of the world's largest corporations. In the process, he risks everything—his future, his family, and his own life—to expose the truth. Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins and Bill Pullman also star in this gripping thriller. [Universal]
Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins, Bill Camp, Victor Garber, Mare Winningham, Bill Pullman
Director: Todd Haynes
Genre: Legal Drama, History, Thriller
"Ruffalo's performance alone is worth the price of a ticket."
— David Stratton, The Australian
"It's exceedingly well executed and technically impeccable."
— Manohla Dargis, New York Times
"This one stays with you, tightly-coiled and quietly horrifying."
— Hannah Strong, Little White Lies
"It's the rare American film that trusts in both the intelligence and patience of its audience."
— Max Weiss, Baltimore Magazine
"It's a perfect movie, and not the least of its power is due to Ruffalo's flawless performance."
— Rex Reed, Observer
"A consistently strong, tight legal drama which brings to mind the very best of its kind."
— Fionnuala Halligan, Screen International
"As a means of delivering information, Dark Waters is extraordinary and righteously infuriating."
— Kristy Puchko, Pajiba
"A tale of the horrors caused by capitalism and how it empowers people into other avenues of corruption."
— Kambole Campbell, NME (New Musical Express)
"Dark Waters is as gripping as it is terrifying, and it'll claw into your consciousness in the same way that poisonous forever chemicals have claimed squatter's rights in your body."
— Wenlei Ma, News.com.au
"Beyond the fundamental horror of corporate greed trumping public-health concerns, the movie -- while often bleak and unsettling -- does find hope in the idea that one ordinary guy can make a difference."
— Brian Lowry, CNN.com
"By focusing on the individuals involved, and laying out a compelling moral vision, Dark Waters also works as a powerful metaphor for those cases when persistence and compassion have pushed society forward."
— Bilge Ebiri, Spirituality & Health
"The groundswell of dogged determination propelling this environmental thriller is so powerful that it deals effortlessly with the knotty tangle of facts packed into its plot. Much of this is down to the film's star and initiator, Mark Ruffalo."
— Sandra Hall, Sydney Morning Herald
"Mark Ruffalo, a great actor of seemingly limitless range, brings a growing sense of moral outrage to this gripping Todd Haynes docudrama about a corporate lawyer who risks it all to take on the chemical companies he's been hired to defend."
— Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
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