History Film / DarkWaters

* RageBreakingPoint: Robert loses it after his meeting with the Kriger's and seeing apparent evidence of additional cover-ups.

* MurderByMistake: While not actually murder, the house of one local resident is burned down by mistake because he has the same last same as a plaintiff in Robert's case.

* DoomedMoralVictor: the heavily victimized Tenant dies of Teflon-related cancer while the case is still in trial.

* BookDumb: It's lampshaded that for a chemical company lawyer, Robert doesn't have too good a knowledge of chemistry. Still, he's a very good courtroom advocate who understands the effects of those chemicals mean when they're explained to him.

* BlatantLies: [=DuPont=] lies constantly in order to portray teflon and its fabrication as safe, andpush for its use, despite being long, fully aware of its damaging effects.

* AdultFear: The revelation that [=DuPont=] has been using dangerous amounts of boderline-lethal chemicals in its ''millions of household products'' sends Robert into a panic, as he and his family have been using said products for ''years.'' At the height of this panic, his wife comes home to find him throwing out nearly every chemical product in the house and tearing up their carpet, since it had likely been treated with [=DuPont=] products at some point.

The film also features Creator/AnneHathaway as Robert’s wife Sarah, Creator/VictorGarber as opposing lawyer Phil Donnelly, Creator/TimRobbins as Robert’s boss, Tom Terp and Creator/BillPullman as Harry Deitzler, a trial lawyer for Robert’s firm. It’s directed by auteur Creator/ToddHaynes, and is the first film not to be written by him.

The film also features Creator/AnneHathaway as Robert’s wife Sarah, Creator/VictorGarber as opposing lawyer Phil Donnelly, Creator/TimRobbins as Robert’s boss, Tom Terp and Creator/BillPullman as Harry Deitzler, a trial lawyer for Robert’s firm.

* AmbulanceChaser: One of Robert’s colleagues accuses him of turning into this by suing [=DuPont=] but is quickly shot down.

* DoomedMoralVictor: Tenant, who dies of Teflon-related cancer while the case is still in trial.

* HeroWithBadPublicity: The Tennant family get treated like dirt in town for ''years'' for suing the towns biggest employer. Then the Krieger’s and many others get blamed due to the long delays that follow the blood testing before they can go to trial.

* MovingTheGoalposts: [=DuPont=] first drags their feet in court, then agrees to pay a large settlement to their victims if an independent science panel can prove its effects. They then throw all the mud and obstacles they can to delay that study, and when it finally is released, flat out renege and ignore the agreement they made, forcing Robert to take them to court yet again.

* PunchClockVillain: Phil Donnelly has a few moments where he might look disgusted or disturbed with his clients, but still defends them despite of the harm their causing.

* SimpleCountryLawyer: Larry Winter, the local counsel attached to Rob’s firm.

* YouHaveToBelieveMe: Sarah finds Robert’s initial reactions to discovering the impact of some of the chemicals as crazy until he sits down and explains it in greater detail.

* AsHimself: Bucky Bailey, one of the many children born with physical deformities due to the abysmal safety standards at [=DuPont=]'s factories, cameos as himself, running into Robert at a gas station.

* AsHimself: Bucky Bailey, one of the many children born with birth defects due to the abysmal safety standards at [=DuPont=]'s factories, cameos as himself, running into Robert at a gas station.

* AsHimself: An adult Bucky Bailey cameos as himself, running into Robert at a gas station.

* CorruptCorporateExecutive: It goes without saying that any [=DuPont=] executive involved in the plot, whether onscreen or not, is this.

* MySecretPregnancy: A minor point, but one of the female lawyers at the firm delays the announcement, so people won’t be concerned it will affect her work.