The Deep End

The Deep End

How far would you go to protect your family?

R 2001 · 101 min · ★ 6.1 · Mystery, Thriller, Crime, Drama

With her husband Jack perpetually away at work, Margaret Hall raises her children virtually alone. Her teenage son is testing the waters of the adult world, and early one morning she wakes to find the dead body of his gay lover on the beach of their rural lakeside home. What would you do? What is rational and what do you do to protect your child? How far do you go and when do you stop?

Directed by David Siegel · Written by Scott McGehee

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Tilda Swinton Margaret Hall
Goran Višnjić Alek Spera
Jonathan Tucker Beau Hall
Josh Lucas Darby Reese
Peter Donat Jack Hall
Raymond J. Barry Carlie Nagel
Tamara Hope Paige Hall
Jordon Dorrance Dylan Hall
Heather Mathieson Sue Lloyd
Holmes Osborne Loan Officer
Richard Gross Deputy Sheriff
Kip Martin BYD

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