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Movie poster: Black Water (2008)
🎬 Movie

Black Water

2008 · 90 min Adventure Drama Horror
5.9 / 10 · TMDB

Based on true events, Grace, her boyfriend Adam, and her younger sister, Lee, are on holiday in Northern Australia when they decide to take a tour down a river. As they drift into a swamp, their boat suddenly capsizes. Stranded in the flooded swamp, the three tourists must figure out what to do to survive as they realize they are being watched through the black water.

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📋 Film Details

Year 2008
Country Australia
Genre Adventure, Drama, Horror
Director David Nerlich
Runtime 90 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.9/10 (381 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

Fear lives in the details here — in the frame, in the silence, in the pauses between lines. The director knows how to keep the viewer in a state of readiness, muscles tensing on their own.

Worth watching for the atmosphere and the use of space. The ending may disappoint — genre is genre. But the journey there is well-crafted.

For fans of atmospheric horror where dread matters more than fright.

Director: David Nerlich

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: At night when it's dark outside. Better with someone — not because it's scary, but because there's something to discuss after.

🎭 Cast

Maeve Dermody

Maeve Dermody

Lee

Diana Glenn

Diana Glenn

Grace

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Andy Rodoreda

Adam

Ben Oxenbould

Ben Oxenbould

Jim

Fiona Press

Fiona Press

Pat

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