Harper is brought to Louisiana to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out that it involves an old flame of his and her daughter. He eventually finds himself caught in a power struggle between the matriarch of the family and a greedy oil baron, who wants their property. Poor Harper! Things are not as straight-forward as they initially appeared.
The Drowning Pool has generally received mixed reviews.
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The Drowning Pool was released in 1975 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 28 reviews, giving The Drowning Pool (1975) an average rating of 56%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 63% and users giving an average score of 64%.
With a score of 56%, The Drowning Pool is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1975, which stands at 60%.
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