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Lady in the Water (2006) -- Apartment building superintendent Cleveland Heep rescues what he thinks is a young woman from the pool he maintains. When he discovers that she is actually a character from a bedtime story who is trying to make the journey back to her home, he works with
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Lady in the Water (2006) -- Apartment building superintendent Cleveland Heep rescues what he thinks is a young woman from the pool he maintains. When he discovers that she is actually a character from a bedtime story who is trying to make the journey back to her home, he works with
Lady in the Water (2006) -- Apartment building superintendent Cleveland Heep rescues what he thinks is a young woman from the pool he maintains. When he discovers that she is actually a character from a bedtime story who is trying to make the journey back to her home, he works with
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Overview

User Rating:
5.9/10   43,946 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
M. Night Shyamalan (written by)
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Release Date:
21 JÚLIUS 2006 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Time is running out for a happy ending. more
Plot:
Apartment building superintendent Cleveland Heep rescues what he thinks is a young woman from the pool he maintains. When he discovers that she is actually a character from a bedtime story who is trying to make the journey back to her home, he works with his tenants to protect his new friend from the creatures that are determined to keep her in our world. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
An unexpected fairy's tale. more (1010 total)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some frightening sequences.
Runtime:
110 min
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1.85 : 1 more

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Kevin Costner was considered for the role of Heep. However, Paul Giamatti accepted the part before they contacted Costner (Giamatti was really the first option). more
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Continuity: When Cleveland unblocks the drain in the hippie apartment he wears green rubber gloves. Next shot (same scene) he holds pliers and doesn't wear the gloves. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Cleveland Heep: Once, man and those in the water were linked. They inspired us. They spoke of the future. Man listened and it became real. But man does not listen very well. Man's need to own everything led him deeper into land. The magic world of the ones that lived in the ocean...
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References "Dora the Explorer" (2000) more
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112 out of 181 people found the following comment useful.
An unexpected fairy's tale., 21 JÚLIUS 2006
8/10
Author: glen-88 from United States

I think the thing about this movie is that people may go in expecting it to be a weird horror/supernatural thriller. While it does have supernatural elements, its much more of, well, I guess a fairy tale. It's got some great scares but overall it will be enjoyed more if you know ahead of time your not going to be sitting on the edge of your seat.

The theme of "finding your purpose" definitely is poignant in this day and age, I love all the self reflexive humor as far as story structure goes too.

SFX were decent, not awe inspiring but good for what was required. The film is really about the characters though and their arcs. I'd say the film is much more for the introspective crowd than the hardcore comic kids who want plenty of screams.

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