Black Water (2007)

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CURRENT RANK#1116 VOTES22
STATUS DROPPED OUT
LAST APPEARANCE 2017AT#986
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Film details

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Year2007
CountryAustralia
TypeMovie
Runtime90m
CastDiana Glenn, Maeve Dermody, Andy Rodoreda, Ben Oxenbould, Fiona Press

Review

"Superb cinematography, a great sense of place and an eerie sound score are the mainstay of this horror story set in the mangroves of Northern Australia and whatever the film lacks in budget, more than makes up for it in atmosphere. Maeve Dermody gives an outstanding performance as one of three adventurous holiday makers who find more than they bargain for under the rippling, shadowy waters. It's tense and terrifying as a simple outing becomes a fatal nightmare... No doubt driven by the small budget, the decision to use images of real crocodiles, rather than computer-generated ones is effective and it is credit to the filmmakers that these are used so well. Also as a result of the budget, the choice of the swamp location (in Sydney's south) is as authentic and effective as any in the Northern Territory." - Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile

Ranking history

The 1,000 Greatest Horror Films

EDITIONS IN TOP 1,0002
HIGHEST#9632015
LOWEST#1,4502019
#924#1,207#1,489TOP 1,000201520162017201820192020202120232024202520262015 — #963 · Top 1,0002017 — #986 · Top 1,0002019 — #1,450 · Outside Top 1,0002020 — #1,274 · Outside Top 1,0002021 — #1,367 · Outside Top 1,0002023 — #1,246 · Outside Top 1,0002024 — #1,295 · Outside Top 1,0002025 — #1,065 · Outside Top 1,0002026 — #1,116 · Outside Top 1,000
Top 1,000Outside Top 1,000Missing ranking data

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The 21st Century’s Greatest Horror Films

EDITIONS RANKED5
HIGHEST#3662025
LOWEST#4942024
Published rankingNot ranked (outside published list)

The list was not updated from 2016 to 2019 or in 2022. It expanded from a Top 250 to a Top 500 in 2021. Full rankings beyond the published lists are not available. Dotted segments and hollow points indicate editions in which the film was outside the published list; their exact ranks are unknown.

Lists featuring this film 22 lists

Addicted to Horror Movies' Wesley Thomas' The 10 Best Australian Horror Movies2017Unranked—
Allocine's 200 films pour Halloween2011Unranked—
Australian Movie Database's Top 20 Australian Horror Movies2020Unranked—
Buzzfeed's Caitlin Jinks' 13 Australian Horror Movies That'll Scare The Shit Out Of You2015Unranked—
Cinema Blend's Alexandra Ramos's The 13 Best Australian Horror Movies2024Unranked—
Creepy Catalog's Holly Riordan's Australian Horror Movies - The Best Scary Films from Australia2020Unranked—
Dreadit's Top Australasian Movies2014Ranked#18
Glenn of the Strip's TOP 100 HORROR MOVIES OF ALL TIME!2014Unranked—
Gunaxin's Scott Tunstall's Ten Australian Horror Movies That Are Crikey Good Fun2011Ranked#2
Horror Movie Reviews' 8 Best Australian Horror Movies2017Unranked—
Horror.com's The Official HDC Top 200 Of The 2000s2011Unranked—
Horrornews.net's Adrian Halen's Top 15 Water Based Horror Films2019Unranked—
Knockout Horror's 20 Awesome Australian Horror Movies RANKED2023Ranked#17
Matt's Movie Reviews' Top 10 Australian FilmsRanked#7
PopOptiq's Ricky da Conceição's Greatest Horror Movies Ever Made Part 3 - Greatest Australian & New Zealand Horror Films2011Ranked#17
Rue Morgue's Maddi McGillvray's 15 Australian Horror Films That Will Make You Think Twice About Taking A Trip Down Under2018Unranked—
Screen Rant's Patrick Leigh's Underwater - The 10 Most Underrated Aquatic Horror Movies2020Ranked#1
Screen Rant's Paul Lê's Scares From Down Under - 10 Australian Horror Movies You Need to See2019Ranked#5
The Orlok's Top 5 of 20072015Ranked#5
Truly Disturbing's Ahlephia's Top 13 Must See Australian Horror Movies2013Ranked#9
WhatCulture's Helen Jones' 15 Australian Horror Movies You Must See Before You Die2017Ranked#9
Yardbarker's Matt Sulem's 25 horror movies that were based on true stories2021Unranked—