Dark Water is a 2005 supernatural horror film directed by Walter Salles and is a remake of the 2002 Japanese film of the same name, which in turn was based on the short story "Floating Water" from Dark Water by Koji Suzuki. It stars Jennifer Connelly, John C. Reilly, Tim Roth, Dougray Scott, Pete Postlethwaite, and Camryn Manheim.
Synopsis[]
A woman going through a divorce and her daughter move into a new apartment building. The mother quickly finds that not all is as it seems as she is finding darkened water everyone and learns of a mysterious terrifying secret.
Cast[]
- Jennifer Connelly as Dahlia Williams
- Perla Haney-Jardine as young Dahlia Williams / Natasha Rimsky
- Dougray Scott as Kyle Williams
- John C. Reilly as Cory Murray
- Ariel Gade as Cecilia "Ceci" Williams
- Tim Roth as Jeff Platzer
- Pete Postlethwaite as Mr. Veeck
- Camryn Manheim as Ceci's Teacher
Trivia[]
- Jennifer Connelly turned down the House of Wax remake to star in this.
- Jennifer Love Hewitt turned down the role of Dahlia.
- This film was produced due to the success of another Koji Suzuki story that was adapted twice for a Japanese and later American market, The Ring.