• 177.896 movies
  • 12.201 shows
  • 33.969 seasons
  • 646.886 actors
  • 9.369.925 votes
Avatar
Profile
 
banner banner

Waterboys (2016)

Drama | 93 minutes
3,21 149 votes

Genre: Drama / Comedy

Duration: 93 minuten

Country: Netherlands / United Kingdom

Directed by: Robert Jan Westdijk

Stars: Leopold Witte, Tim Linde and Helen Belbin

IMDb score: 6,8 (725)

Releasedate: 2 October 2016

US
UK
JustWatch

Waterboys plot

Crime book writer Victor (Leopold Witte) and his 20-year-old cello-playing son Zack (Tim Linde) become single again at the same time; they are thrown out of the house by their wives for various reasons. During a trip to Scotland, the confrontation with each other and the situation at home is inevitable. Partly thanks to their love for the music of the Scottish band The Waterboys, they come closer together.

logo tmdbimagelogo tmdbimage
All Media

Trailer & other videos

Reviews & comments


avatar

Guest

  • messages
  • votes

Let op: In verband met copyright is het op MovieMeter.nl niet toegestaan om de inhoud van externe websites over te nemen, ook niet met bronvermelding. Je mag natuurlijk wel een link naar een externe pagina plaatsen, samen met je eigen beschrijving of eventueel de eerste alinea van de tekst. Je krijgt deze waarschuwing omdat het er op lijkt dat je een lange tekst hebt geplakt in je bericht.

* denotes required fields.

Pay attention! You cannot change your username afterwards.

* denotes required fields.
avatar van Molly.

Molly.

  • 14 messages
  • 96 votes

If you go into this film with too high expectations, you might be disappointed. Waterboys does not have a strong storyline, the characters surrounding the main characters have little to no depth and the plot could be described as clichéd in places.

However, I went there without expectations (and prior knowledge), which made the film a pleasant surprise. The lack of attempts to make the film bigger than it is through plot twists offers room for a light-hearted story without pretensions. Waterboys creates a high level of clarity, innocence and naivety, leading to a real feel-good experience. This is a strong match with the cheerful and uncomplex folk-rock of The Waterboys, which evokes nostalgic feelings.

dutch flagTranslated from Dutch · View original

avatar van de grunt

de grunt

  • 4336 messages
  • 1576 votes

Listening to The Waterboys makes you realize how poor the music of the current generation is. Mike Scott makes music in the truest sense of the word, capable of uplifting your mood, your mind and your soul.

I wish I was a fisherman

Tumblin' on the seas

dutch flagTranslated from Dutch · View original

avatar van jordorientje

jordorientje

  • 491 messages
  • 431 votes

Didn't expect this. I postponed it for a year and kept moving it up, but I'm glad I watched it. Really thought it was much better than expected.
Even though I missed some information, like why that kid ate so little and what was wrong with his wrist; I just assumed that he had attempted suicide before, but why is he so terribly thin and doesn't eat anything, for example? I didn't quite understand that, but it's still a surprisingly good movie.
And I didn't know the band Waterboys either, but luckily I did thanks to this film. Good music.

dutch flagTranslated from Dutch · View original