The Deep End

"How far would you go to protect your family?"

Aug 31 2001 R 1h 41m
Crime, Drama, Mystery

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?

Plot

With her husband perpetually away at work, a mother 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?

Written by

Elisabeth Sanxay Holding, Scott McGehee, David Siegel

Directed by

Scott McGehee, David Siegel

Cast

Tilda Swinton, Goran Visnjic, Jonathan Tucker

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Fox Searchlight Pictures, i5 Films

Languages

English

Awards

4 wins & 19 nominations

Trailers
The Deep End (2001) - Movie Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
12,496
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
78
Popularity
NA