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The Dry
Directed by
Robert Connolly
R
2021
1h 57m
Crime
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6.8
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Aaron Falk returns to his drought-stricken hometown to attend a tragic funeral. But his return opens a decades-old wound - the unsolved death of a teenage girl.
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Cast of The Dry
Eric Bana
Aaron Falk
Genevieve O'Reilly
Gretchen Schoner
Keir O'Donnell
Greg Raco
John Polson
Scott Whitlam
Matt Nable
Grant Dow
Eddie Baroo
McMurdo
Martin Dingle Wall
Luke Hadler
Julia Blake
Barb Hadler
Bruce Spence
Gerry Hadler
BeBe Bettencourt
Ellie Deacon
Jeremy Lindsay Taylor
Erik Falk
Miranda Tapsell
Rita Raco
Renee Lim
Sandra Whitlam
James Frecheville
Sullivan
William Zappa
Mal Deacon
Nick Farnell
Sergeant O'Connell
Joe Klocek
Young Aaron
Sam Corlett
Young Luke
Claude Scott-Mitchell
Young Gretchen
Kameron Hood
Criminal
Bessie Holland
Sally
Francine McAsey
Amanda
Stephanie Halmshaw
Waitress
Maude Davey
Helen
Robert Connolly
Director / Writer
Jane Harper
Writer
Harry Cripps
Writer
Bruna Papandrea
Producer
Jodi Matterson
Producer
Steve Hutensky
Producer
The Dry Ratings & Reviews
Kevin Ward
July 2, 2025
Methodical Aussie detective mystery sends Federal agent Aaron Falk (Eric Bana) back to his small town home to attend the funeral of a childhood friend who had allegedly killed his wife and child before taking his own life. When asked to look into the alleged killings, he ends up dredging up an unsolved murder from his childhood. I was completely engrossed by this. The story unfolds flipping back and forth between the two time periods. Present day Falk investigating his friend Luke’s alleged murder suicide, and young Falk and Luke in the days leading up to the death of their friend Ellie. Eric Bana was really good in this. Why isn’t he in more films, or bigger films? Watched this because my wife is reading the second book which she is really enjoying. I think she’s eagerly anticipating the sequel which is supposed to come out this year. This is fairly slow paced, but I’m always down for a decent mystery.
RogerEbert.com
Sheila O'Malley
Part of the joy of The Dry is watching this excellent cast in action.
Rolling Stone
K. Austin Collins
The Dry is full of memories, suspicions, little rabbit holes of the mind, and at its most gripping, is all the more interesting for it.
IndieWire
David Ehrlich
Bana delivers a strong performance as an unsolved case unto himself, though the slow churn of this two-pronged whodunnit story keeps him penned in for much of the film's runtime.
New York Magazine/Vulture
Bilge Ebiri
It's a gripping, grisly piece of work.
leonardmaltin.com
Leonard Maltin
It would be nice to welcome this major import to American screens just as theaters are reopening, but for all its complicated plottingThe Dryleft me wanting.
AARP Movies for Grownups
Thelma Adams
Deftly told, engrossing, complex...
Wall Street Journal
Joe Morgenstern
Through it all, the elegance of the filmmaking, the rich detail and the quality of the performances combine to hypnotic effect.
Associated Press
Lindsey Bahr
It's actually a bit of a wonder that it wasn't stretched out into a television series itself, but Connolly has a command on the pacing and "The Dry" never feels rushed or undercooked. This is an import that's worth seeking out.
Seattle Times
Moira MacDonald
You watch waiting for rain and hoping it doesn't come, so you can stay in "The Dry" a little bit longer.
New York Times
Nicolas Rapold
The many red herrings and the dark-secret finale recall the reliable, compulsive appeal of a page-turner, although the tensions don't always feel fully translated to the rhythms and demands of a film.
San Jose Mercury News
Randy Myers
"The Dry" is a thinking-person's thriller, laden with effective symbolism and reflective of the unforgiving terrain on which it is based.
Salon.com
Gary M. Kramer
The knotty plotting, along with the strong sense of place, is what makes "The Dry" so compelling. The film was a big hit in its native Australia. It deserves the same success here.
Los Angeles Times
Michael Ordoña
Bana is, as always, a very watchable screen presence; the film is not bad. But there's a spark missing that could make the story burn...
Tribune News Service
Katie Walsh
"The Dry" captures the presence of this dusty, remote location, the smallness of the town against the enormity of the land, and the outsize human dramas that play out upon it.
The Playlist
Jason Bailey
Eric Bana delivers his potent mixture of brusque physicality and barely bottled emotion in the solid The Dry.
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
Bana is rock solid throughout, able to convey sensitivity and moral probity through a not quite impassive façade - never overdoing it, never underdoing it - and yet fulfilling his duties as the movie's locus of feeling and meaning.
The Hollywood Reporter
David Rooney
Its intriguing layers of ambiguity, compelling performances and distinctive setting should spark interest, particularly from audiences hungry for adult drama.
Slant Magazine
Chris Barsanti
The particulars of the central mystery are mundane, to the point where the film itself doesn't spend too much time digging into them.
The New Yorker
Anthony Lane
Some viewers may regard the film as a doomy thriller with ideas above its station. Yet even they, I suspect, will be left with raw throats and a sense of trouble in store.
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