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  • Official Trailer

Movie Info & Cast

Synopsis

A boy sets out on a quest to save his ill mother by searching for a mythic figure said to have magical healing powers.

Cast

  • David Oyelowo
  • Rosario Dawson
  • Lonnie Chavis
  • Amiah Miller
  • Alfred Molina
  • Maria Bello
  • Ted Rooney
  • Adam Dunlap
  • John Henry Whitaker

Atom User Reviews

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#familyfriendly
#fantasy
#original
#greatcast
#slow
#allthefeels
#creepy
Verified Review
#original
#greatvisualfx
#inspiring
#slow
#allthefeels
#greatcast
#fantasy
#mustsee
#familyfriendly
#creepy

Despite being too short and not having enough struggle from the main characters so the resolution felt earned, The Water Man is a beautiful film with a stellar cast and a powerful message about loving each other even when time is running out.

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Felipe S
Verified Review
#boring

Just watch the trailer, and its like you seen the entire movie. Save your money, and wait for it on DVD, Netflix, HULU, etc. . . .

DD
Danny D

Metacritic

88
May 7, 2021

Children absorb everything, good and bad, all the stresses, heartbreak, anxiety of the adults around them. Children can handle the difficult things. Oyelowo knows this and respects it.

Metacritic review by Sheila O'Malley
Sheila O'Malley
RogerEbert.com
60
May 6, 2021

The keen affinity the actor David Oyelowo has for his fellow performers is the best thing about The Water Man.

Metacritic review by Glenn Kenny
Glenn Kenny
The New York Times
50
May 4, 2021

The Water Man is a gorgeous looking tween fantasy/adventure in the “Bridge to Terabithia” tradition, well-cast and designed to tug at the heartstrings. But the feature directing debut of co-star David Oyelowo (“Selma”) is a Bridge to Nowhere — dramatically flat and emotionally lacking.

Metacritic review by Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Movie Nation