The Well

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The Well

2025

1h 27m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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In a world where environmental collapse has left survivors to fight over the precious remaining resources, a young woman's loyalties are tested by the arrival of a wounded man who discovers her family has a secret supply of freshwater.

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Clint Worthington

RogerEbert.com

07/31/2025

There’s hope at the end of the tunnel, but 'The Well' unfortunately runs dry long before then.

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Rich Cross

Starburst

Jul 1

3/5

In search of insight, The Well scratches around at the surface of lots of themes but, for a film with an aspiration to appear ‘deep’, the results are frustratingly shallow.

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Beandrea July

FilmWeek (LAist)

May 7

What I like about this film is that it's high-concept but simple.

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

Mar 20

Depicting a near-future world where fresh water is a dwindling resource, the story runs dry in this bleak dystopian eco-drama, in which the lumbering pace yields muted emotional stakes.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Jan 23

1.5/4

...an egregiously (and often breathtakingly) deliberate drama...

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Jan 22

3/5

Although set in the future, The Well resonates with timely themes of ecological disaster, isolationism and polarization.

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Hubert Davis

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Joanne Boland

Elisha Devine

Noah Lamanna

Milly

Sheila McCarthy

Gabriel

Steven McCarthy

Walter

Shailyn Pierre-Dixon

Sarah Devine

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In a world where environmental collapse has left survivors to fight over the precious remaining resources, a young woman's loyalties are tested by the arrival of a wounded man who discovers her family has a secret supply of freshwater.

Director: Hubert Davis
Producer: Coral Aiken, Hubert Davis
Screenwriter: Michael Capellupo, Kathleen Hepburn
Distributor: Quiver Distribution
Production Co: Aiken Heart Films
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: French
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 20, 2026
Runtime: 1h 27m