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Tideland

  • 20052005
  • RR
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
33K
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Tideland (2005)
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  • Drama
  • Fantasy
  • Horror
Because of the actions of her irresponsible parents, a young girl is left alone on a decrepit country estate and survives inside her fantastic imagination.Because of the actions of her irresponsible parents, a young girl is left alone on a decrepit country estate and survives inside her fantastic imagination.Because of the actions of her irresponsible parents, a young girl is left alone on a decrepit country estate and survives inside her fantastic imagination.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
33K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Terry Gilliam
  • Writers
    • Tony Grisoni(screenplay)
    • Terry Gilliam(screenplay)
    • Mitch Cullin(novel)
  • Stars
    • Jeff Bridges
    • Jennifer Tilly
    • Jodelle Ferland
Top credits
  • Director
    • Terry Gilliam
  • Writers
    • Tony Grisoni(screenplay)
    • Terry Gilliam(screenplay)
    • Mitch Cullin(novel)
  • Stars
    • Jeff Bridges
    • Jennifer Tilly
    • Jodelle Ferland
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 219User reviews
    • 138Critic reviews
    • 26Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 12 nominations

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    Trailer 2:05
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    Jodelle Ferland in Tideland (2005)
    Jodelle Ferland in Tideland (2005)
    Jeff Bridges in Tideland (2005)
    Jodelle Ferland in Tideland (2005)
    Terry Gilliam, Jodelle Ferland, and Brendan Fletcher in Tideland (2005)
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    Top cast

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    Jeff Bridges
    Jeff Bridges
    • Noahas Noah
    Jennifer Tilly
    Jennifer Tilly
    • Queen Gunhildaas Queen Gunhilda
    Jodelle Ferland
    Jodelle Ferland
    • Jeliza-Roseas Jeliza-Rose…
    Janet McTeer
    Janet McTeer
    • Dellas Dell
    Brendan Fletcher
    Brendan Fletcher
    • Dickensas Dickens
    Dylan Taylor
    Dylan Taylor
    • Patrickas Patrick
    Wendy Anderson
    • Womanas Woman…
    Sally Crooks
    • Dell's Motheras Dell's Mother
    Alden Adair
    Alden Adair
    • Lukeas Luke
    • (uncredited)
    Mitch Cullin
    • Bus Passengeras Bus Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Gilliam
    • Jerryas Jerry
    • (uncredited)
    Kent Nolan
    • Boyas Boy
    • (uncredited)
    David Stefanyshyn
    • Train Passengeras Train Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Terry Gilliam
    • Writers
      • Tony Grisoni(screenplay)
      • Terry Gilliam(screenplay)
      • Mitch Cullin(novel)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The hanten (Japanese-style jacket) that Jeff Bridges wears while "going on vacation" says "kotobuki" in Japanese, which ironically means "long life."
    • Goofs
      The map of Jutland misspells the West Jutland harbor city of Esbjerg as Ebsjerg.
    • Quotes

      Queen Gunhilda: It's your daddy's fault you were the way you were, not mine. 'Cause I loved you... lip smackin' little junkie baby. Irritable and hyperactive, you was, just twitchin' and spasms and convulsions. Your daddy blew smoke in your face to keep you quiet; you know that, mm hmm. I think it what damaged you, well don't blame me, cuz. I breast fed you forever... Jeliza Rose you know I love you, don't you? I'm sorry baby, I'm gonna do something real nice for you real soon some day, I promise.... What the fuck are you doin'? How many times do I have to tell you to stay away from my chocolate, you little bitch?... Oh honey, I don't want you to leave me, Jeliza Rose. I can't get by without you, Jeliza Rose.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Man of the Year/Infamous/Little Children/Tideland/Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker/Deliver Us from Evil (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Van Gogh In Hollywood
      Written by John Goodwin

      (c) Queen's Knight Music BMI

      Produced by Chris Pelonis

      Vocals Performed by Jeff Bridges

      Guitar Solo by Chris Pelonis

      Courtesy of Ramp Records

    User reviews219

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    Terry Gilliam and the state of the art
    Having watched Terry Gilliam's Tideland just a few hours ago, I sat down to write a review and find that I can't. I'm still too angry.

    Not at Gilliam, no. I am angry because I half-dreaded turning on the movie to begin with. Critics largely reviled Tideland on its (minimal) American release -- Rotten Tomatoes calculates its positive receptions at 27%. And a fair number of online commentators, even fans of the director, have branded the movie as "awful," "a mess," "disappointing," etc., etc. So, while I felt interest in Tideland, I put off watching it. The reviews made me wary and I hated to see Gilliam flop. But today it came from Netflix and I thought, why not, and popped it in.

    And now I am angry -- angry because I cannot believe this beautiful, scary, funny, mesmerizing, heart-wrenching movie is the same one discussed in all those reviews. Have I stumbled on some unique director's cut that no one else got to see? Or have I misunderstood the purpose of movies?

    At the beginning of the movie Gilliam himself appears, in black-and-white, like Edward Van Sloan at the beginning of Frankenstein, to inform us that we may find the movie shocking, but that it should be seen as through the eyes of a child -- innocent. One can take this prologue either as a bold stroke or a move of desperation, but either way, he's right. Little Jeliza Rose (played by an astounding Jodelle Ferland) goes through absolute hell, set adrift in a bare landscape by a heroin-addicted father (Jeff Bridges). Having no protection, no support, no food, and nothing to do, she builds a new reality out of, simply, play.

    The redemption of imagination is Gilliam's Great Theme, and has featured in all his movies, but never I think with the depth of feeling displayed here. The camera glides and bobs and darts, low to the ground, a child's eye view, and the tone of the movie stays true throughout, without a whiff of sentimentality. Jeliza's situation is bleak and terrifying, but she's occupied with other and more pressing issues -- conversing with squirrels, squabbling with her dolls, and befriending her alarming neighbors: a witchlike taxidermist and her mentally retarded brother.

    But she's no fool, and Gilliam isn't either. The dreadful reality is always present, and Jeliza knows what's what; she possesses that paradoxical childhood perspective that allows a doll's head to be "just a doll's head" and at the same time a living person with an identity. The movie shows us the world as her imagination transforms it; she spins terror and tragedy into fable.

    This movie staggered me; it's a genuine work of art, and it left me in tears. If that puts me at odds with 75% of the critical consensus, I'll live with that. When I think of the endless trite garbage that these same critics routinely praise, garbage that often wins awards or breaks box-office records, comfortable and self-congratulating hackwork that rarely has a scrap of the kind of creative courage or honesty of something like Tideland, it frankly makes me question what a good movie actually IS. Do feel-good escapism and drearily unnatural "naturalism" really comprise the height of cinematic expression? And does the idea of being made genuinely uncomfortable by art, genuinely challenged -- surely art's primary function -- have any current market value?

    In short, if Tideland is not a good movie, then what are movies for?
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    • Dec 31, 2009

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 11, 2006 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Canada
    • Official site
      • Recorded Picture Company
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tierra de pesadillas
    • Filming locations
      • Qu'Appelle River Valley, Saskatchewan, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Recorded Picture Company (RPC)
      • Capri Films
      • HanWay Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $19,300,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $66,453
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,276
      • Oct 15, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $566,611
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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