Waves
Directed by Trey Edward Shults
The epic emotional journey of a suburban African-American family as they come together after a loss—a heartrending story of compassion in dark times.
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Waves Ratings & Reviews
- ayayronApril 6, 2025Momentary lapse in judgement results in devastating, everlasting ramifications
- theflyingbusMarch 17, 2026I could write a whole essay, maybe even 5 on this movie. Storyline, themes, characters, camera work, soundtrack??? Best thing to come out of A24. 10000/10 🙌
- cultfilmlikerAugust 20, 2025🎶 Don’t leave 🎶 Another absolutely stunning choice for 4K. The frantic camerawork can be a little much at times but it looks very good!! The score is incredible as always with those guys… Was NOT ready for the Clams / A$AP drop. Got transported back to 2013 real quick And then “IFHY”!? Fucking “GHOST!”?!!?! Finish it off with Animal Collective why don’t ya I can’t not mention the Frank Ocean song quoting Elliott Smith with Alex G guitar on it tho 💕💕💕💕 good god Okay seriously tho the whole soundtrack could have been curated by me. Absolutely ridiculous. Between this and his debut film channeling my deepest anxieties, I feel we relate more than I’m okay with WHERE IS THIS SWIMMING HOLE
- nemothecaptainAugust 24, 2025A bold yet delicate cinematography, paired with a perfectly crafted sound design, spiraled me into a million feelings — a sensorial journey of losing control, making mistakes, grieving, and starting again.
Waves Trivia
Waves was released on December 6, 2019.
Waves was directed by Trey Edward Shults.
Waves has a runtime of 2h 16m.
Waves was produced by Kevin Turen, Trey Edward Shults, James Wilson.
The epic emotional journey of a suburban African-American family as they come together after a loss—a heartrending story of compassion in dark times.
The key characters in Waves are Tyler (Kelvin Harrison Jr.), Emily (Taylor Russell), Catharine (Renée Elise Goldsberry).
Waves is rated R.
Waves is a Drama, Romance, Sport film.
Waves has an audience rating of 8.1 out of 10.
Waves had a budget of $6M.
Waves has made $2.6M at the box office.