Lady in the Water is a 2006 American fantasy thriller film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Paul Giamatti and Bryce Dallas Howard. The film follows a Philadelphia maintenance man who discovers a young woman in the swimming pool of his apartment complex. Gradually, he and his neighbors learn that she is a water nymph whose life is in danger from a vicious, wolf-like, mystical creature that tries to keep her from returning to her watery "blue world".
This is Shyamalan's first movie in which he has played a significant role, as one of the supporting actors. The film received generally unfavorable reviews from film critics, who mostly criticized it as having a lack of focus.
Cast:
This is Shyamalan's first movie in which he has played a significant role, as one of the supporting actors. The film received generally unfavorable reviews from film critics, who mostly criticized it as having a lack of focus.
Cast:
- Paul Giamatti as Cleveland Heep
- Bryce Dallas Howard as Story
- Bob Balaban as Harry Farber
- Jeffrey Wright as Mr. Dury
- Sarita Choudhury as Anna Ran
- Cindy Cheung as Young-Soon Choi
- M. Night Shyamalan as Vick Ran
- Freddy Rodriguez as Reggie
- Bill Irwin as Mr. Leeds
- Jared Harris as Goatee Smoker
- Mary Beth Hurt as Mrs. Bell
- Noah Gray-Cabey as Joey Dury
- Joseph D. Reitman as Long Haired Smoker
- Grant Monohon as Emaciated Smoker
- John Boyd as One-Eyebrow Smoker
- Ethan Cohn as Glasses Smoker
- Kevin Frank as Silvertide Band Member
- David Ogden Stiers as Narrator (uncredited)
