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Dark Waters follows the true story of Robert Bilott's uphill legal battle against the DuPont chemical company. But how much of it actually happened?

From director Todd Haynes, the drama Dark Waters tells the story of corporate environmental defense attorney Rob Bilott (Mark Ruffalo, who’s also a producer on the film), who risked his career and family to expose the actions of DuPont and their dumping of toxic waste in an area landfill in West Virginia and the affects of that, in a community that was dangerously exposed to deadly chemicals for decades. In an epic 15-year fight that tested him beyond measure, the truth drove Bilott in his unwavering conviction to fight for a community victimized by a corporation driven by …

The truth can sometimes be entertaining.

We sat down with actor Tim Robbins and director Todd Haynes to discuss their new film, Dark Waters, a true story about corporate crime run amok.

The actor had access to some valuable insight when making this true story.

From director Todd Haynes, the drama Dark Waters tells the story of corporate environmental defense attorney Rob Bilott (Mark Ruffalo, who’s also a producer on the film), who risked his career and family to expose the actions of DuPont and their dumping of toxic waste in an area landfill in West Virginia and the affects of that, in a community that was dangerously exposed to deadly chemicals for decades. In an epic 15-year fight that tested him beyond measure, the truth drove Bilott in his unwavering conviction to fight for a community victimized by a corporation driven by …

Screen Rant sat down with both Mark Ruffalo and the real life hero he plays, Robert Bilott, to discuss their provocative new film, Dark Waters.

The most frustrating aspect of Todd Haynes’ drama Dark Waters isn’t that the story is unimportant. On the contrary, it’s incredibly important. What makes it so damn depressing is that we’ve seen it again and again. We saw it with A Civil Action. We saw it with Erin Brockovich. There’s no shortage of movies based on a true story of powerful companies poisoning citizens and the legal system being too slow and too overwhelmed to effectively combat such behavior. So here is Dark Waters with this story again as it recounts how corporate defense attorney Robert …

With director Todd Haynes’ Dark Waters opening in limited release this weekend, I recently spoke with Mark Ruffalo about the fantastic and important film. As you’ve seen in the trailers, the film is based on the true story of a corporate defense attorney (Ruffalo) who discovered that a company he was working with was poisoning the residents of a small town in West Virginia for about forty years. As he attempts to figure out what happened and get justice for the people exposed to cancer causing chemicals, he risks everything to expose the truth. Dark Waters also stars Anne …

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Focus Features has released the trailer for Dark Waters. Directed by Todd Haynes (Carol), the film is based on a true story of an attorney (Mark Ruffalo) for DuPont Chemical who discovered that his company was poisoning the residents of a small town for about forty years. This feels like A Very Important Movie That No One Will See. And the reason I know this is that peoples aren’t going to spend their Thanksgiving weekend seeing a movie that bums them the fuck out. If you’re going to tell the story of a chemical company poisoning people (and …

Mark Ruffalo plays an attorney who takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company in the trailer for Todd Haynes' Dark Waters.

Todd Haynes' Dark Waters just teed up a peak awards season release date. Focus Features will release the Participant Media film in limited theaters on Friday, November 22, 2019, and expanding on Friday, November 29. Inspired by a true story, the drama tackles conspiracy and corporate corruption with the story of an attorney (Mark Ruffalo), who discovers a horrifying connection between a growing number of unexplained deaths and one of the world's biggest corporations. The supporting cast is rounded out by Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins, Bill Camp, Victor Garber, Mare Winningham, William Jackson Harper, and Bill Pullman. Ruffalo is …