The Deep End

The Deep End2001

R Film · Mystery, Thriller, Crime, Drama · 101 min · Jan 21, 2001
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How far would you go to protect your family?

With her husband Jack perpetually away at work, Margaret Hall raises her children virtually alone. Her teenage son is testing the waters of the adult world, and early one morning she wakes to find the dead body of his gay lover on the beach of their rural lakeside home. What would you do? What is rational and what do you do to protect your child? How far do you go and when do you stop?

David Siegel
Director, Writer
Scott McGehee
Director, Writer

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Desson Thomson · Washington Post 100.00/100.00

An extraordinarily riveting drama.

Iamcritical86 4.00/10.00

This film got off to a good start but quickly fell off the DEEP END!! Superbly talented and underrated as I believe Tilda Swinton IS, I think this script was terribly written for her. This movie just seemed to get worse and worse as it progressed from the endless cliches to the ever predictable plot. A whole lot of talent gone to waste drowned in a deep sea of bad writing, directing and mediocre performances!!

Kenneth Turan · Los Angeles Times 100.00/100.00

Exquisitely made with a mesmerizing sense of style, it shows the wonderful things that can happen when traditional material is both handled with care and adroitly updated.