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The Deep End
2001
· Movie
· 101 min
C
MEANRANK
66/100
Every rating
48–82
out of 100
Split
Lowest is AlloCiné on 48, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 82. Critics average 80, everyone else 61.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →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?
Details
- Directors
- David Siegel, Scott McGehee
- Writers
- David Siegel, Scott McGehee
- Studio
- i5 Films
- Released
- 21 January 2001
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $3.0M
- Box office
- $10.0M
- Awards
- 4 wins, 15 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 19 →1 major award won · 4 wins from 19 nominations across 14 ceremonies
| Sundance Film Festival 2001 | Best Cinematography - Drama | Giles Nuttgens | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2001 | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2001 | Best Female Lead | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2001 | Best Cinematography | Giles Nuttgens | Nominee |
| Sundance Film Festival 2001 | Grand Jury Prize - Dramatic | Scott McGehee, David Siegel | Nominee |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2001 | Best Actress | Tilda Swinton | Winner |
| Casting Society of America Awards 2001 | Best Casting for Feature Film, Independent | Mindy Marin | Nominee |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2001 | Best Actress | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |
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Sundance Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Cinematography - Drama | Giles Nuttgens | Winner |
| Grand Jury Prize - Dramatic | Scott McGehee, David Siegel | Nominee |
Independent Spirit Awards
2 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Giles Nuttgens | Nominee |
| Best Female Lead | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Tilda Swinton | Winner |
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Tilda Swinton | Winner |
National Board of Review Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Special Recognition for excellence in filmmaking | Winner |
Satellite Awards
4 nominations
| Best Director | Scott McGehee, David Siegel | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture, Drama | Nominee | |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama | Goran Višnjić | Nominee |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |
Casting Society of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Casting for Feature Film, Independent | Mindy Marin | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |
Deauville Film Festival
1 nomination
| Grand Special Prize | Scott McGehee | Nominee |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Nominee |
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Performance, Female | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |