x ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁and ▁Canada ▁from ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁to ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁A ▁Russian - d ub bed ▁upload ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁to ▁YouTube ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁has ▁almost ▁half ▁a ▁million ▁views . ▁ ▁Pop c orn fli x ▁uploaded ▁a ▁low - quality , ▁trunc ated ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁to ▁YouTube ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁calling ▁it ▁the ▁" Full ▁Movie " ▁( five ▁minutes ▁are ▁cut ▁from ▁the ▁clim ax ). ▁▁ ▁As ▁of ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁full ▁version ▁of ▁Cold water ▁was ▁in ▁release ▁on ▁i T unes , ▁Amazon ▁Prime , ▁F and ango Now , ▁V ud u , ▁and ▁T ub i . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Independent ▁criticism ▁▁ ▁Cold water ▁received ▁almost ▁universal ▁acc laim ▁from ▁independent ▁film ▁critics ▁from ▁do z ens ▁of ▁out lets ▁beginning ▁with ▁its ▁World ▁Prem iere ▁at ▁S X SW . ▁( P aste ▁magazine , ▁F li x ist , ▁and ▁Complex ▁all ▁listed ▁the ▁movie ▁in ▁their ▁break down s ▁of ▁Best ▁Films ▁at ▁S X SW ). ▁Review ers ▁pra ised ▁the ▁film ' s ▁emot ional ▁impact , ▁un comp rom ising ▁critique ▁of ▁the ▁ab use ▁of ▁power , ▁and ▁stark ▁port ray al ▁of ▁ju ven ile ▁del in quency . ▁ ▁Crit ics ▁also ▁pointed ▁to ▁the ▁movie '