Sea People

TV Movie
1999
1h 35m

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

485

YOUR RATING

Drama Family Fantasy

Hume Cronyn, Joan Gregson and Tegan Moss star in this dramatic fantasy about a teenage girl who wants to swim the English Channel. She soon meets an elderly couple who offer her advice, not ... Read allHume Cronyn, Joan Gregson and Tegan Moss star in this dramatic fantasy about a teenage girl who wants to swim the English Channel. She soon meets an elderly couple who offer her advice, not realizing they have an different perspective on water than most people: they are, in fact,... Read allHume Cronyn, Joan Gregson and Tegan Moss star in this dramatic fantasy about a teenage girl who wants to swim the English Channel. She soon meets an elderly couple who offer her advice, not realizing they have an different perspective on water than most people: they are, in fact, mermen and mermaids.

Director
- Vic Sarin
Writers
- Wendy Biller
- Christopher Hawthorne
Stars

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IMDb RATING

5.9/10

485

YOUR RATING

Director
- Vic Sarin
Writers
- Wendy Biller
- Christopher Hawthorne
Stars

7User reviews

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 6 nominations total

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User reviews7

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7RosanaBotafogo

Cute...

How cute, a different strand about the legend of the mermaids, or how they like to be called, inhabitants of the sea, especially Tritões... But very cute, equally cute characters, in a charming, simple and captivating story...

6SnoopyStyle

sweet

Teenage swimmer Amanda (Tegan Moss) dreams of swimming the English Channel. Her home town is slowly losing its fishing industry and her father has to leave to find work. One day, she spot an old man jumping off a bridge. She dives into the cold water to save the suicidal man. Instead, Mr. McRae (Hume Cronyn) is a different breed who is simply going out for a swim in the freezing cold water.

It's a sweet little Canadian film. I like the introduction of these characters. It's a nice premise. The first half is great but the story runs out of steam. The drama isn't there in the second half. It's too nice and it becomes a movie without tension. It's still very sweet.

10phild45

Great Movie; Tegan Moss shines masterfully!!!

I stumbled on this movie in 2000 and Tegan Moss is great. This was her feature film debut at the tender young age of 14. I loved this movie so much I went all over my hometown of Edmonton,Alberta going south and west to find it. Before finally finding the movie at a 7-11 near the Clareview LRT Station in north Edmonton. Tegan shows big maturity for a person of 14, she was so beautiful, she was placed on my favorite actor/actresses list immediately. She is also a hockey fan like me but our teams differ (Tegan-Vancouver,me-Montreal Canadians). Get this movie it is excellent family entertainment. I rate this movie a 25 out of 10.

GlenysThom

Charming, Gentle Story

I just rented this movie and was enchanted. It's a very quiet story about a teen ager who meets a couple who are mer-people. They need her help and she befriends and helps them.

There isn't a lot of high-tech action in this story, just beautiful scenery and good acting. This story presents a slightly different "take" on how mer-people would appear to and interact with humans. There is also a sub-plot about the girl learning to deal with loss when her father has to live in another town while he works.

This isn't the best movie you're ever going to see, but it was a pleasant hour-and-a-half.

My 14-year-old daughter who loves mermaids, was sorry to see this tape go back to Blockbuster, as was the rest of the family.

7rbrown-90244

Worth a watch

A nice uplifting story with decent acting for it's genre and budget. This is a nice take on the mermaid legend, not deep or ethereal like Roan Inish but not bad as a teen growth and self discovery story.

The pace is relaxed but not too slow, at least not most of the time The main 3 actors are great, especially Hume Cronyn of course. The supporting cast is ok if a little two dimensional. (The slightly snarky English teacher is a nice little sidebar though.)

The direction is a little sloppy at times and the editing is occasionally a little cringeworthy, but this is not unexpected in a made for TV movie.

Overall this is a nice quiet film.

Runtime
- 1h 35m(95 min)
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Stereo

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Cute...

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