The Water Man

The Water Man (2020) is a family adventure you can watch online on iFILM, marking the directorial debut of David Oyelowo, who also stars. When Gunner learns his mother (Rosario Dawson) is gravely ill, he latches onto a local legend: a figure called the Water Man who supposedly cracked the secret of living forever. Gunner disappears into the Wild Horse forest to find him, taking along Jo, a girl from the edge of town who knows the woods and has little reason to stay behind.

Back home, Gunner's father Amos — Oyelowo in a quietly good performance — has to step out of his own emotional distance and go looking for his son. Maria Bello plays the mother without letting the illness tip into sentiment. What separates this from the usual quest-movie formula is that it takes the boy's desperation seriously — the forest feels real and the stakes personal. Stream The Water Man (2020) online on iFILM.