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Waterland

6.319921h 35mRMovieDramaMystery

The story of a mentally anguished high school history teacher going through a complete reassessment of his life. His method for reassessing his life is to narrate it to his class and interweave in it three generations of his family's history.

DirectorStephen Gyllenhaal
WriterPeter Prince
ProducersStephen Woolley·Nik Powell

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Cast · Directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal

JIJeremy Irons
Jeremy Irons
Tom Crick
SCSinéad Cusack
Sinéad Cusack
Mary Crick
GW
Grant Warnock
Young Tom
LHLena Headey
Lena Headey
Young Mary
CDCallum Dixon
Callum Dixon
Freddie Parr
EHEthan Hawke
Ethan Hawke
Matthew Price
PPPete Postlethwaite
Pete Postlethwaite
Henry Crick
SMSean Maguire
Sean Maguire
Peter
RMRoss McCall
Ross McCall
Terry
DMDavid Morrissey
David Morrissey
Dick Crick
JHJohn Heard
John Heard
Lewis Scott
MGMaggie Gyllenhaal
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Maggie Ruth

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Waterland isn't on any subscription service in United States right now, but you can rent or buy it on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. It's not on Netflix.

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No, Waterland is not on Netflix in United States as of November 2026. You can rent or buy it on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store.

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Waterland isn't available free in United States; you can only rent or buy it on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store.