Waves
“Love is patient.”
A controlling father’s attempts to ensure that his two children succeed in high school backfire after his son experiences a career-ending sports injury. Their familial bonds are eventually placed under severe strain by an unexpected tragedy.
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Cast
33 people
Kelvin Harrison Jr.
Tyler
Known for
Mufasa: The Lion King
Elvis
Taylor Russell
Emily
Known for
Escape Room
Lost in Space
Renée Elise Goldsberry
Catharine
Known for
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
Altered Carbon
Sterling K. Brown
Ronald
Known for
This Is Us
INVINCIBLE
Lucas Hedges
Luke
Known for
Manchester by the Sea
Lady Bird
Alexa Demie
Alexis
Known for
Euphoria
mid90s
Neal Huff
Bill
Known for
Mare of Easttown
Split
Clifton Collins Jr.
Bobby
Known for
Westworld
Pacific Rim
Krisha Fairchild
English Teacher
Known for
The Act
Krisha
Ruben E. A. Brown
Wally
Known for
Critical Thinking
Joshua Brockington
Stan
Known for
Straight Outta Compton
Vivi Pineda
Elena
Known for
Pain & Gain
Trey Edward Shults Director · Trent Reznor Composer Atticus Ross Composer
Worldwide gross $2.6M · Budget $6M · United States release November 15, 2019
Box office
Budget
$6,000,000
Worldwide gross
$2,576,990
Gross vs. budget
0.4×
Production
A24
Production · Studio
Bron Studios
Production
JW Films
Production
Guy Grand Productions
Production
Canada · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 30, 2019
Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
United States · November 15, 2019
Limited theatrical
United States · January 24, 2020
Digital
United States
October 18, 2019 · Premiere · Philadelphia Film Festival
December 6, 2019 · Theatrical
February 4, 2020 · Physical
Australia
July 9, 2020 · Theatrical
November 1, 2021 · Physical
Brazil
July 5, 2020 · Digital
Canada
September 5, 2019 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
December 6, 2019 · Limited theatrical
Finland
January 24, 2020 · Theatrical
France
January 29, 2020 · Theatrical
Germany
July 16, 2020 · Theatrical
September 30, 2021 · Digital
September 30, 2021 · Physical
Ireland
January 17, 2020 · Theatrical
Japan
July 10, 2020 · Digital
Poland
November 7, 2019 · Digital
Singapore
January 23, 2020 · Limited theatrical
Slovakia
February 7, 2025 · TV · JOJ PLUS
Sweden
February 7, 2020 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 12, 2019 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
January 17, 2020 · Theatrical
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