Kevin Costner, Chaim Girafi, Rick Aviles

In a future where the polar ice caps have melted and most of Earth is underwater, a mutated mariner fights starvation and outlaw "smokers," and reluctantly helps a woman and a young girl find dry land...( read more  read more... ).

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PG-13, 2 hrs. 15 min.

Directed by: Kevin Reynolds, Kevin Costner

Release Date: July 28, 1995

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DVD Release Date: November 1, 1998

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  • October 2, 2009
    It's not a great film but it?s really not as bad as people say it is. It has a great supporting cast!
  • June 9, 2009
    Strange one this, the whole idea and concept is a really interesting and decent plot, the waters rise and cover the earth, could happen.the thing is, the story and the way people live after this worldwide incident is soooo ridiculous its just funny. How would people survive if th...( read more)ey go around killing? where do they get the gas for the jetski's? it would take millions of yrs to develop gils and why just him? etc...its a shame cos it could have been a really thought provoking sci-fi film.
    Its so badly ripped from Mad Max and it really is so stupid yet it does look good. The cast is also bad, loads of henchmen running around, Costner on his mid 90's ego trip getting rather alot of airtime haha and Hopper is no good as a baddie here, the problem is its a run of the mill gangs and loner plot attached to a very good sci-fi plot and the two just dont work.
  • May 13, 2009
    Mariner: Two drifters meet. Something needs to be exchanged.
    Drifter: I know the code. But I'll give this one to you for free.
    Mariner: Nothing's free in Waterworld.
    Myself: uuuhhhh,,,

    It is no surprise that Kevin Costner could ruin a movie with a great concept.

    What if the i...( read more)ce caps melted and the world was covered with water? Well besides the fact that there isn't even enough ice to melt and cover the earth, apparently there will be a couple types of people, smoking pirates who are evil for no real reason, regular folk who are generally short tempered, and mutants. And now you have Costner, trying to be this cool anti-hero that evokes Snake Plisken, when the only cool thing he has is his boat.

    It's easy to admire the production values of a movie like this, Costner spent over half a year making this movie at the expense of his marriage, but when it doesn't really go anywhere with it's premise except some flimsy excuses to have action scenes, it doesn't really matter.

    I always remember coming out of the theater with my dad after this movie, which was a long slog that lasted over two hours, both of us thinking, "gee that sucked." Its kinda sad when the best part is seeing the Universal logo covered with water at the very beginning.

    Deacon: You know, I thought you were stupid, friend. But I underestimated you; you're a total freakin' retard!
  • December 1, 2008
    It really lives up to the hype of being a horrible movie.
  • June 24, 2008
    i love this movie... if you hate it you suck... i can play it for ambiance
  • November 17, 2009
    Mad Max on water...literally: all you have to do is substitute cars and motorbikes with boats and jetskis and the Australian Outback with the ocean and what you've got is Waterworld. Enjoyable enough but recommended only to die-hard fans of the post-apocalyptic science fiction ge...( read more)nre.
    Coolest quote: "He doesn't have a name, so Death can't find him" plus the rest of the praise of Kostner's character made by the young girl in the style of medieval ones...but obviously you can find a similar one in "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome".
  • November 9, 2009
    Considering how long the Lord of the Rings films were, this shouldn't feel this dragged-oiut. To be fair, it's a very exciting idea. The world covered in water? Not too far-fetched, I'd say. However spectacular the visuals are, however, that can't make up for the minimal plot...( read more) or nonexistent character development. Costner's off his game here - his character feels too stoic and not pirate-ish enough. He's essentially a 22nd century swashbuckler, so why wasn't it written that way? Still, some pretty awesome sets and interesting costume designs puts this one a little higher on my "recommended" list than it otherwise might have been.
  • October 23, 2009
    didnt kno he was gonna b like a fishman. i liked it.
  • September 24, 2009
    Very tempted to re-watch this.
  • September 24, 2009
    This movie is long, but very interesting.

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  • sarahhpfreak
    July 26, 2008
    This is really one of my favorite movies.
  • zembie
    February 20, 2008
    I can't believe they gave Dennis Hopper the razzie. The one and only actor on set, that actually embraced the cheese and acted corny. The one thing that kept me smiling through this piece of shit movie. lol
  • Aritosgold
    October 19, 2007
    Great movie.-----^^
  • deadlynightshade87
    September 20, 2007
    I don't care what anyone says. This movie is superb. It's entertaining, it's got great action scenes, it's got romance, it's got deep emotion. What's wrong with that? Costner is a great actor, and I loved him in this movie. No one will ever change my mind, I loved this and still do.
  • MrsJackHarkenss
    June 9, 2007
    I thought waterwold was very wonderfull and it opens up your imagination to what could happen to the world in the future.
  • frogonalog1
    February 14, 2007
    Ugh, what a terrible movie. 200 million dollars and I'd rather watch Curling

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