Trouble the Water (2008)
Directed by Carl Deal, Tia Lessin · 93 min · Documentary
17.7 TOPICAL score · #4,758 of 6,776 films
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Trouble the Water (2008, directed by Carl Deal and Tia Lessin) has a TOPICAL score of 17.7 - ranked 4,758 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and awards, and lowest on historical impact. It won 1 award from 2 nominations, including the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary. Critics: Metacritic 83. Audiences: TMDB 7/10 (31 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 6 languages.
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- CriticsMetacritic 83
- AudienceTMDB 7/10 (31 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 2 nominations - incl. Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 6 languages
- Still read989 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
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