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A tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths to one of the world's largest corporations. While trying to expose the truth, he soon finds himself risking his future, his family and his own life.

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Dark Waters powerfully relays a real-life tale of infuriating malfeasance, honoring the victims and laying blame squarely at the feet of the perpetrators.

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Kambole Campbell

NME (New Musical Express)

A tale of the horrors caused by capitalism and how it empowers people into other avenues of corruption...

Rated: 4/5

Jun 10, 2021

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Wenlei Ma

News.com.au

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.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 6, 2020

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Bilge Ebiri

Spirituality & Health

...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.

Mar 20, 2020

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Diana Tuova

Spotlight on Film

Dark Waters does not revolutionise legal drama...[but] the passion of Mark Ruffalo, who is also an active environmentalist, does come through in the film.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 9, 2024

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tt stern-enzi

Cincinnati CityBeat

Bilott is a scrappy plugger, a Midwestern man with a strong sense of right and wrong who simply cannot walk away from a case that puts every aspect of his own life at risk.

Aug 26, 2023

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Bill Bria

Vague Visages

Rob Bilott can provide an explanation, and that’s the flip side to his ultimate revelation in Dark Waters: we are our own destructors, and only we can protect ourselves. It’s a notion both horrific and inspiring, just like the film itself.

Jun 7, 2023

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Jim L A frightening reality; wonderfully told. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/24/20 Full Review Holly S Spectacular film. 'Forever chemicals' should never be the price humans pay for money and jobs. Get ready to throw out your Teflon cookware. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/25/20 Full Review Donald It is an eye opener! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/20/20 Full Review Jason B Mark Ruffalo was amazing. Disturbing real-life drama. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/20 Full Review Kimuel M Compelling ! Especially living here in Parkersburg our whole lives ! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/07/20 Full Review robert b IT WAS WELL DONE. GREAT ACTORS AND ACTING Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/06/20 Full Review Read all reviews

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Todd Haynes Director Mark Ruffalo Robert Bilott Anne Hathaway Sarah Bilott Tim Robbins Tom Terp Bill Camp Wilbur Tennant Victor Garber Phil Donnelly

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