Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- brooding
- tense
- austere
- rainy day
- quiet night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film to be a gripping, slow-burning crime drama elevated by Eric Bana's solid central performance and its tense rural atmosphere.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Aaron Falk investigates Luke's family deaths while revisiting the earlier death of Ellie Deacon, with the two cases increasingly connected.
More than a decade of drought has ravaged the community and fuels its fear, rage, and prejudice.
Wide-open Australian landscapes are set against close, uncomfortable confrontations in the traumatized town.
Falk returns after over twenty years and must confront both suspicion surrounding him and the old wound of Ellie Deacon's death.
Films like The Dry, and why
Mystic River
shared slow-burning crime mystery, isolated rural community, buried secrets, and tense investigation
Wind River
shared small-town murder investigation, oppressive atmosphere, fractured memory, and unresolved community trauma
Animal Kingdom
shared Australian crime drama setting, family tragedy, drought-stricken landscapes, and morally pressured investigation
Movie Details
- Director
- Robert Connolly
- Release Date
- 2021-01-01
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (878)
Cast
- Eric Bana
- Genevieve O'Reilly
- Keir O'Donnell
- John Polson
- Matt Nable
- Eddie Baroo
- Martin Dingle Wall
- Julia Blake
- Bruce Spence
- BeBe Bettencourt
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now, AcornTV Amazon Channel, Acorn TV Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Dry about?
- A federal agent returns to his drought-ravaged hometown and finds two generations of murder bound by suspicion, grief, and buried guilt.
- What is The Dry like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Dry as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Dry violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Dry as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Dry?
- Critics broadly found the film to be a gripping, slow-burning crime drama elevated by Eric Bana's solid central performance and its tense rural atmosphere.
- Which films are like The Dry?
- Films with a similar feel include Mystic River, Wind River, and Animal Kingdom.
- How long is The Dry?
- The Dry runs 117 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Dry?
- In United States, The Dry streams on fuboTV, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now, AcornTV Amazon Channel, Acorn TV Apple TV channel.
