Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema.

See what’s playing
Dark Waters
  • Try 7 Days Free
  • Now Showing
  • MUBI GO
  • Gift MUBI
  • Browse
  • Notebook
  • Notebook Magazine
  • MUBI Editions
  • SHOP
  • About
  • Ways to Watch
  • Students
  • Jobs
  • Terms & Privacy
7.9
/10
1,562 Ratings

Synopsis

1998, West Virginia. A farmer accuses the chemical manufacturing corporation DuPont of being responsible for the death of his cows. Despite a conflict of interest, successful corporate defense attorney Rob Bilott takes the case and uncovers a massive ecological scandal, risking his life and career.

Our take

Anchored by a selfless performance from Mark Ruffalo, Todd Haynes’s real-life drama plays with the tropes of the conspiracy thriller to entertaining yet devastating effect. A rollercoaster of emotions, this procedural stays close to the victims at the heart of its story of industrial malpractice.