The Surface

Oct 9, 2014

1h 26m

★ 5.0

Sometimes you look for the end. Sometimes it looks for you.

Overview

Two strangers, both at the end of their rope, suddenly meet in the middle of the unpredictable waters of Lake Michigan.

Genres

Thriller

Drama

Production Companies

Good Note Productions

The Surface Trailers

Cast

Mitch

Sean Astin

Kim

Mimi Rogers

Kelly

Chris Mulkey

Bank Manager

John Emmet Tracy

Factory Worker

Elvis Thao

John

Jeff Gendelman

The Waterskier

Sam Fuhrer

Laurie

Rachel Renee

Factory Worker

Deleono Johnson

Fisherman

David John Rosenthal

After World War II, Antonia and her daughter, Danielle, go back to their Dutch hometown, where Antonia's late mother has bestowed a small farm upon her. There, Antonia settles down and joins a tightly-knit but unusual community. Those around her include quirky friend Crooked Finger, would-be suitor Bas and, eventually for Antonia, a granddaughter and great-granddaughter who help create a strong family of empowered women.

7.5

A Few Good Men

Dec 11, 1992

When cocky military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee and his co-counsel, Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway, are assigned to a murder case, they uncover a hazing ritual that could implicate high-ranking officials such as shady Col. Nathan Jessep.

6.7

Brother of Sleep

Sep 8, 1995

In the beginning of the 19th century, Johannes Elias Alder is born in a small village in the Austrian mountains. While growing up he is considered strange by the other villagers and discovers his love of music, especially rebuilding and playing the organ at the village church. After experiencing an "acoustic wonder", his eye color changes and he can hear even the most subtle sounds.

6.9

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

May 13, 1919

The love story of an abused English girl and a Chinese Buddhist in a time when London was a brutal and harsh place to live.

7.4

Road to Perdition

Jul 12, 2002

Mike Sullivan works as a hit man for crime boss John Rooney. Sullivan views Rooney as a father figure, however after his son is witness to a killing, Mike Sullivan finds himself on the run in attempt to save the life of his son and at the same time looking for revenge on those who wronged him.

5.4

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

May 14, 2003

Will Graham is a former London crime boss who has left his former life to live as a recluse in the forest. Haunted by the blood of those he has murdered, Will wishes never to return. But when his brother commits suicide following a sexual assault at the hands of a volatile car dealer, Will returns to London to discover the cause of his brother's death and administer justice to those responsible.

0.0

The Story of Dida Ibsen

Dec 12, 1918

Dida Ibsen, daughter of impoverished farmers, has, according to her father's will, to marry the main creditor. But she refuses and decides to live with a married man as a mistress, till he gets his divorce. In the town she opens a restaurant with the money of her wealthy lover, from whom she soon gets pregnant, but their dreams of marriage fail, his wife refuses the divorce. After a while, she decides to marry one of the regular guests at her restaurant, van Galen, who spent quite some time in the tropics and because of this is at the brink of madness. Shortly after the marriage his condition worsens and life becomes hell for Dida.

8.0

The Naked Island

Nov 23, 1960

A family of four are the sole inhabitants of a small island, where they struggle each day to irrigate their crops.

4.0

Old English

Aug 12, 1930

An old man unethically provides an income for his two grandchildren.

6.4

The Number 23

Feb 23, 2007

Animal control officer Walter Sparrow becomes obsessed with a novel that he believes was written about him, as more and more similarities between himself and his literary alter ego seem to arise.

7.0

Lost Horizon

Mar 3, 1937

British diplomat Robert Conway and a small group of civilians crash-land in the Himalayas, where they are rescued by the inhabitants of the hidden, idyllic valley of Shangri-La. Protected by the mountains from the world outside, where the clouds of World War II are gathering, Shangri-La provides a seductive escape for the world-weary Conway.

7.9

The Night of the Hunter

Jul 27, 1955

In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.

7.3

Battle Royale

Dec 16, 2000

In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.

0.0

Good To Talk

Sep 29, 2023

A man in desperate need seeks professional help.

7.5

Mouchette

Mar 28, 1967

A young girl living in the French countryside suffers constant indignities at the hand of alcoholism and her fellow man.

7.4

I Stand Alone

May 16, 1998

After completing jail time for beating up a man who tried to seduce his mentally-handicapped teenage daughter, The Butcher wants to start life anew. He institutionalizes his daughter and moves to the Lille suburbs with his mistress, who promises him a new butcher shop. Learning that she lied, The Butcher returns to Paris to find his daughter.

6.6

Lemming

May 11, 2005

After the death of his boss's wife, a young engineer faces the sudden psychological metamorphosis of his own wife, seemingly possessed by the soul of the deceased...