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  • Undertow (2004)
  • Opened October 22, 2004
  • R
  • After his wife dies, John Munn (Dermot Mulroney) moves with his sons Chris (Jamie Bell) and Tim (Devon Alan) to rural Georgia to raise pigs. Rebelling against his father, Chris initially welcomes the arrival of Uncle Deel (Josh Lucas), just out of Read More
  • Cast: Jamie Bell, Josh Lucas, Devon Alan, Dermot Mulroney, Shiri Appleby
  • Director: David Gordon Green
  • Genres: Drama

Undertow (2004) Critic Reviews

Go Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 100
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    Green takes us to that place where we keep feelings that we treasure, but are a...

  • 80
    Washington Post | Stephen Hunter

    The movie builds slowly to its grinding climax, and the suspense -- the...

  • 70
    Los Angeles Times | Kevin Thomas

    The result is a movie that doesn't add up to the sum of its parts, yet some of...

  • 70
    The New York Times | Stephen Holden

    As with the 70's films of Terrence Malick, one of Undertow's producers, the...

Undertow (2004) Movie Ratings + Reviews

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