The Midnight Swim

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The Midnight Swim

Released Jun 26, 2015

1h 24m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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When Dr. Amelia Brooks' three daughters travel home to settle her affairs after she disappears in Spirit Lake, they find themselves drawn to the mysterious body of water.

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Martin Tsai

Los Angeles Times

The family drama unfolds more like a mystery, gradually revealing a dynamic fraught with emotional trauma.

Jun 25, 2015

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Andy Webster

New York Times

The pieces don't entirely cohere, but Ms. Smith has a promising sensibility.

Jun 25, 2015

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Michael Nordine

Village Voice

In her debut feature, Smith is careful to toe the line between skepticism and belief, never allowing us to fully dismiss or embrace the mystic elements.

Jun 23, 2015

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Dolores Quintana

Dolores Quintana

THE MIDNIGHT SWIM is one of those unsung gems of independent film. Willing to make choices that buck the conventional rules of filmmaking, the film tells an alternately charming and unsettling tale of mystery.

Dec 28, 2022

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Caitlyn Downs

ScaredSheepless.com

Sarah Adina Smith’s assured but sensitive direction creates a film that veers from suffocating to joyful while weaving a far bigger story that transcends the family.

Rated: 4.5/5

Sep 10, 2022

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John Townsend

Starburst

There's nothing dramatic here, no realisation of hidden horrors, just a slow, tangible tension that is disquieting if not exactly frightening.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 28, 2022

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G M

A lot of talk and too little action and scares to be a good horror movie.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

Absolute rubbish, waste of 2 hours. Basically some birds die on their porch, they dream about the lake, make a dance routine, and then leave. Literally nothing happens.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

There are creepy elements, but it ends up feeling like a group of whiny sisters who are not all that interesting.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

This movie did not even tell a story, let alone provide real entertainment.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Cameron M

Our leads are great in their roles and the film unnervingly works in some myth into its mystery but the quiet disturb can only hold attention for so long until Midnight Swim's mystery goes from flowing to stagnant.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/19/15

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Audience Member

6.6/10 The performances in this film were very good and with the mythology really carried the film throughout. It was interesting enough and mysterious, although it never reach the point of being completely creepy. But overall, it was a nice story with strong performances and a very interesting mythology behind it all. ~August 17, 2015~

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Synopsis

When Dr. Amelia Brooks' three daughters travel home to settle her affairs after she disappears in Spirit Lake, they find themselves drawn to the mysterious body of water.

Director: Sarah Adina Smith
Producer: Mary Pat Bentel, Jonako Donley
Screenwriter: Sarah Adina Smith
Production Co: Friend of a Friend Films
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 26, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 14, 2016
Runtime: 1h 24m

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