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Waves

Traces the journey of a suburban family - led by a well-intentioned but domineering father - as they navigate love, forgiveness, and coming together in the aftermath of a loss.

Director

Trey Edward Shults

Year

Genre

drama, romance, sport

Box Office

$1,658,790

Production

N/A

Awards

14 wins & 41 nominations

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Tyler

Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Luke

Emily

Alexis

Catherine

Renée Elise Goldsberry

Ronald

Sterling K. Brown

English Teacher

Krisha Fairchild

Bill

Bobby

Clifton Collins Jr.

Coach Wise

Ryan

Chang

Stan

Joshua Brockington

Minister

Elena

Doctor Steve

Wally (as Ruben E.A. Brown)

Ruben E. A. Brown

Security Guard

David Anthony Payton

Protestor

Cop 1 (as Jonathan Brudzinski)

Cop 2 (as Jeff Hersh)

Cop 3

Dennis Deveaugh

Judge

Mr. Stanley

Doctor

Avis-Marie Barnes

Scorekeeper

Emily's Friend

Couple at Abortion Clinic

Drill Team / Core Friend

Improv Girl

Bikini Girl

Random Girl

Alexis' Friend

Ryan's Prom Date

Doctor

Ellen Marguerite Cullivan

Liquor Store Guy

Gene Mack Daniels

Sophie

Prison Visitor

Rebecca Edelson

Core High School Student

Emily-Rose Fabian

Drill Team / Student

Kaylin Filipiak

Wrestler's Parent

College Girl

Diner Patron / Church Congregant

Sheila Friedman

Bailiff

Wrestler's Parent

Joseph Giambrone

Doctor

Jasonn Gonzalez

Diner Girl & Church Patron

Lip Sync Boy

Referee

Parent

Lip Sync Boy

Nicholas Ryan Hernandez

Party Goer in Pool

Chaperone

Drill Team / High School Student

Dance Goer

D'neal Justiniano

College Bar Girl

Mateja Kalajian

Diner Hostess

Core Friend / Drill Team

Butt at LeTub

Police Officer

High School Student

Josue Louis-Charles

Core Friend / Drill Team Dancer

Isabella Montoya

Mom

Emily's Friend

Dominique Palmer

High School Student

Security Guard

Coroner Jessie

Abortion Clinic Visitor

Sharon Pfeiffer

Courtroom family

Tyler's Friends Date

Party Goer

Stephany Robayo

Party Goer

Chris Rodriguez

Bar Patron

Sterling Royston

Party Goer

Middle School Girl

Celeste Angelina Sandoval

Diner Patron / Church Goer

Records Office Employee

Peggy Sheffield

Wrestler

Dance Goer

Crystal Vazquez

High School Student

High School Student

Teen Girl

Prisoner

Prisoner

Danny Allen Wilder

Second Team for Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Valdez Williams

Park Mother

Kristin Wollett

Missouri Diner Waitress

Tiffany Sanz Yamini

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5.0

★★★★★

1 review

Overall

5.0

Story

5.0

Aesthetics

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Acting

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Sound

5.0

lalaeheh49

9 months ago

★★★★★

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Ronald Emily Minister

I actually didn't think
you were going to show up. - Waves

I actually didn't think you were going to show up.

I've never asked somebody
to hang out like that before. - Waves

I've never asked somebody to hang out like that before.

Like me? I don't...
What does that mean? - Waves

Like me? I don't... What does that mean?

No, it doesn't mean...
You're just really beautiful. - Waves

No, it doesn't mean... You're just really beautifu...

I don't know. I don't know.
That's all. - Waves

I don't know. I don't know. That's all.

¶¶ What a difference
a day made ¶¶ - Waves

¶¶ What a difference a day made ¶¶

I mean,
I'm sure I've heard it, - Waves

I mean, I'm sure I've heard it,

My grandparents used to
play this stuff all the time. - Waves

My grandparents used to play this stuff all the time.

My grandpa used to
stay up all night - Waves

My grandpa used to stay up all night

(CUTLERY CLATTERS) - Waves

(CUTLERY CLATTERS)

Yeah. Yeah.
They're gone now, though. - Waves

Yeah. Yeah. They're gone now, though.

I still see my other
grandma all the time. - Waves

I still see my other grandma all the time.

Um, yeah, on my mom's side.
Oh, not on your dad's side? - Waves

Um, yeah, on my mom's side. Oh, not on your dad's ...

No, I don't know anybody
on my dad's side really. - Waves

No, I don't know anybody on my dad's side really.

I'm eating burgers at
breakfast, lunch and dinner - Waves

I'm eating burgers at breakfast, lunch and dinner

Yes, I am.
How did you know that? - Waves

Yes, I am. How did you know that?

Well, I may have
Insta-stalked you - Waves

Well, I may have Insta-stalked you

I actually am not gonna lie,
I did the same thing to you, - Waves

I actually am not gonna lie, I did the same thing to you,

Yeah, I deleted
everything.
Why? - Waves

Yeah, I deleted everything. Why?

Um... You know - Waves

Well, people would just, uh...
(CLEARS THROAT) - Waves

Well, people would just, uh... (CLEARS THROAT)

Oh, fuck.
(EXHALES) - Waves

Oh, fuck. (EXHALES)

You know,
people can be such assholes. - Waves

You know, people can be such assholes.

(THUNDER RUMBLING) - Waves

(THUNDER RUMBLING)

EMILY: Hello?
LUKE: Hey! - Waves

EMILY: Hello? LUKE: Hey!

They're like if a cow
and an elephant - Waves

They're like if a cow and an elephant

You know what they're
more like is, uh, - Waves

You know what they're more like is, uh,

We should go, like,
up north - Waves

We should go, like, up north

Do you know the springs?
Um, no. - Waves

Do you know the springs? Um, no.

We'd just take my car.
It's summer. - Waves

We'd just take my car. It's summer.

We can just take my car.
Whatever. - Waves

We can just take my car. Whatever.

EMILY: (ON PHONE)
When I was little, - Waves

EMILY: (ON PHONE) When I was little,

Do you sing?
No. I mean, I do sing - Waves

Do you sing? No. I mean, I do sing

Everybody can sing
in the shower though. - Waves

Everybody can sing in the shower though.

I sing Vampire Weekend
in the shower, - Waves

I sing Vampire Weekend in the shower,

¶¶ How great is our God - Waves

¶¶ How great is our God

No, it's fine. I... I think
it's weird when people are - Waves

No, it's fine. I... I think it's weird when people...

Exactly.
...Christian or Catholic, - Waves

Exactly. ...Christian or Catholic,

Here, check the...
Wait for this part. - Waves

Here, check the... Wait for this part.

(R&B MUSIC PLAYING
ON CAR STEREO) - Waves

(R&B MUSIC PLAYING ON CAR STEREO)

(HONKS HORN) - Waves

MAN: The first is
that God is better - Waves

MAN: The first is that God is better

¶¶ Magnify, magnify
Lift it on high - Waves

¶¶ Magnify, magnify Lift it on high

(LUKE LAUGHS) - Waves

CATHERINE: You really want
to start this fight right now? - Waves

CATHERINE: You really want to start this fight right now?

RONALD: What?
What's unbelievable? - Waves

RONALD: What? What's unbelievable?

Will you say something to me?
Tell me. What is it? What? - Waves

Will you say something to me? Tell me. What is it? What?

CATHERINE: I'm sorry I don't
want to fuck you right now. - Waves

CATHERINE: I'm sorry I don't want to fuck you righ...

We are in crisis here.
Remember? - Waves

We are in crisis here. Remember?

It's so much.
There's so much
to push through. - Waves

It's so much. There's so much to push through.

You're not here.
Like, you're not here. - Waves

You're not here. Like, you're not here.

You're not.
It's not a family anymore. - Waves

You're not. It's not a family anymore.

(SIGHS) - Waves

We still have a daughter.
We still have a daughter? - Waves

We still have a daughter. We still have a daughter?

What are you talking about?
You have... (LAUGHS) - Waves

What are you talking about? You have... (LAUGHS)

I'm just asking you, can I
grieve in my way, please? - Waves

I'm just asking you, can I grieve in my way, please?

Like, honestly,
I just want to be
here for you, with you. - Waves

Like, honestly, I just want to be here for you, with you.

We're going through
this together. - Waves

We're going through this together.

I can't look at you
and not think of him. - Waves

I can't look at you and not think of him.

(WHIMPERS) - Waves

LUKE: You'll love my mom.
She's the fucking greatest. - Waves

LUKE: You'll love my mom. She's the fucking greate...

She drives me crazy,
but she's the best. - Waves

She drives me crazy, but she's the best.

Well, when I was a kid,
he was just drunk - Waves

Well, when I was a kid, he was just drunk

Just did some pretty terrible
stuff to me and my mom. - Waves

Just did some pretty terrible stuff to me and my mom.

But, yeah, eventually
my mom cut us off. - Waves

But, yeah, eventually my mom cut us off.

(SIGHS) - Waves

No. No,
he actually has cancer. - Waves

No. No, he actually has cancer.

So... He's not in my life.
I don't know him. - Waves

So... He's not in my life. I don't know him.

You don't talk to her?
No, she's dead. - Waves

You don't talk to her? No, she's dead.

Really? Oh, my God.
I'm so sorry. - Waves

Really? Oh, my God. I'm so sorry.

I mean, she's the one
who raised us, so... - Waves

I mean, she's the one who raised us, so...

Yeah, I haven't seen
my biological mom - Waves

Yeah, I haven't seen my biological mom

Oh, no. Um...
How'd she die? - Waves

Oh, no. Um... How'd she die?

I'm so sorry.
It's fine. - Waves

I'm so sorry. It's fine.

(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING
ON CAR STEREO) - Waves

(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING ON CAR STEREO)

(MUSIC GROWS LOUDER) - Waves

(MUSIC GROWS LOUDER)

It's X. But seriously,
there's no pressure at all. - Waves

It's X. But seriously, there's no pressure at all.

What do you think?
Um... Like,
want to do it? - Waves

What do you think? Um... Like, want to do it?

Yeah. Yeah, of course.
Really? Okay, cool. - Waves

Yeah. Yeah, of course. Really? Okay, cool.

EMILY: So fucking beautiful.
LUKE: Yeah. - Waves

EMILY: So fucking beautiful. LUKE: Yeah.

¶¶ When you're alone
I wanna say - Waves

¶¶ When you're alone I wanna say

Way too cold! - Waves

¶¶ You are but a phoenix
among feathers - Waves

¶¶ You are but a phoenix among feathers

¶¶ You still ain't scared
of no heights - Waves

¶¶ You still ain't scared of no heights

(EMILY MOANING)
(CHUCKLES) - Waves

(EMILY MOANING) (CHUCKLES)

I'm sorry.
I think... I'm sorry. - Waves

I'm sorry. I think... I'm sorry.

(PANTING) It's okay.
It's okay. It's okay. - Waves

(PANTING) It's okay. It's okay. It's okay.

Okay, fuck. I'm gonna cum. - Waves

Okay, fuck. I'm gonna cum.

(BREATHING HEAVILY) - Waves

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

It's okay. Don't worry.
Okay. - Waves

It's okay. Don't worry. Okay.

Waves poster

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Traces the journey of a suburban family - led by a well-intentioned but domineering father - as they navigate love, forgiveness, and coming together in the aftermath of a loss.

User Rating: 5.0 (1 rating)

Director: Trey Edward Shults

Writer: Trey Edward Shults

Production: N/A

Genre: drama, romance, sport

Year: 2019

MetaScore: 80/100

ImdbRating: 7.6

BoxOffice: $1,658,790

Released: 15 Nov 2019

Awards: 14 wins & 41 nominations

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Also watch: Honey Boy, Miss Julie, 37 Seconds, In the Land of Blood and Honey, Ticks, The Land of Steady Habits, Woman Walks Ahead, Untraceable