Waterland (1992)
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67% of critics liked it
(6 reviews) -
56% of users liked it
(1,699 ratings)
Based on the novel by Graham Swift, this drama follows the past and present crises of schoolteacher Tom Crick (Jeremy Irons), who attempts to resolve the problems in his own life and the apathy of his students by relating stories of his troubled childhood in the English Fens (a marshy region in… More Based on the novel by Graham Swift, this drama follows the past and present crises of schoolteacher Tom Crick (Jeremy Irons), who attempts to resolve the problems in his own life and the apathy of his students by relating stories of his troubled childhood in the English Fens (a marshy region in Britain). ~ Iotis Erlewine, Rovi
- Directed By
- Stephen Gyllenhaal
- Written By
- Graham Swift, Peter Prince
- Genres
- Drama, Science Fiction & Fantasy
- In Theaters
- Oct 30, 1992 Wide
- On DVD
- May 9, 2006
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
A flawed adaptation of Swift's novel, though the acting of Jeremy Irons and others is good.
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Cast
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Jeremy Irons
as Tom Crick
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Ethan Hawke
as Matthew Price
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Sinead Cusack
as Mary Crick
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John Heard
as Lewis Scott
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Cara Buono
as Judy Dobson
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Grant Warnock
as Young Tom
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Lena Headey
as Young Mary
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David Morrissey
as Dick Crick
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Callum Dixon
as Freddie Parr
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Pete Postlethwaite
as Henry Crick
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Stephanie Anderson
as Pupil
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Tina Benko
as Baby's mother
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Nicholas Boyce
as Leroy
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Colin Bruce
as Guest at Dinner Party
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Fernando Cassas
as Pupil
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Scott Children
as Guest at Dinner Party
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Christine Christie
as Angie
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Joe Collis
as Boy
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Eric Dumbaugh
as Boy
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Alison Everns
as Alison
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Susannah Fellows
as Rebecca Scott
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Maggie Gyllenhaal
as Maggie Ruth
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Paul Haigh
as RAF Man 1
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Paul Hardy
as Boy
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Kate Harper
as Guest at Dinner Party
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Latoya Heard
as Julie
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Camilla Hebditch
as Shirley
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Alesh Hlozek
as Guest at Dinner Party
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Jeff Hoffman
as Other Pupil
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J. Michael Hunter
as Other Pupil
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Monique Idelbird
as Girl
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Sara Ittmann
as Other Pupil
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Anne Kilpack
as Other Pupil
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Kimberley Lakey
as Scott Child
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Bradley Lavelle
as Guest at Dinner Party
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Ross McCall
as Terry
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Sean McGuire
as Peter
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Jennifer Meyer
as Sara
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Larry John Meyers
as Senior Police Officer
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Miguel Montalvo
as Stephen Bates
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Siri Neal
as Helen Atkinson
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Kalvin Palmer
as Marshall
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Vanessa Pfulger
as Vanessa
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Stewart Richman
as Ernest Atkinson
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Jana Sheldon
as Guest at Dinner Party
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Nadia Siraj
as Other Pupil
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Jolyon Stephenson
as Joe
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Hasmin Stremikis
as Girl
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Garner "Skip" Thomas
as Publican
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Giles Thomas
as RAF Man 2
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Ron Thomas
as Barman
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Tony Vogel
as Stan Booth
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Josh Wheaton
as Other Pupil
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Tessa Wilkins
as Scott Child
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Matyelok Gibbs
as Martha Clay
- Sean MaGuire
