Swimming With Men

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Swimming With Men

Released Dec 7, 2018

1h 37m

Comedy

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A man suffering from a midlife crisis finds new meaning in his life after joining an all-male, middle-aged amateur synchronized swimming team.

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Critics Consensus

Swimming with Men touches on thought-provoking themes surrounding modern masculinity, but ultimately never manages to do much more than tread water.

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David Stratton

The Australian

It's a film for blokes who seek a bit of undemanding light entertainment.

Rated: 2.5/5

Mar 22, 2019

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

It's a sweet idea for a comedy, and it almost convinces you that it's as funny as it wants to be...It's hard to pick what's missing, but something certainly is.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 14, 2019

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Rex Reed

Observer

There is nothing remarkable or consequential about it, but it's not a waste of time, either.

Rated: 2/4

Dec 11, 2018

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Tilly Pearce

metro.co.uk

The movie was more depressing than it was entertaining and needed to embrace its light-hearted side more.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 26, 2021

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Hannah Brown

Jerusalem Post

It's utterly predictable from start to finish, but still fun.

Jul 28, 2020

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Peter Gray

Brisbanista

A missed opportunity that unfortunately can't save itself from drowning

Rated: 1.5/5

May 1, 2019

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Paula L

Funny thought provoking film with common ageing and life themes which most middle agers will relate to - light and fun and based on a true story - thoroughly enjoyable

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/31/23

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john k

This is s dreadful movie , a hard watch , must be some sort of tax right off because it had bad script bad plot bad acting

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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isla s

This film looks and seems like a feature length TV comedy, sitcom special. Its quite lighthearted and has some mildly amusing moments although its also somewhat cheesy and it was a little too predictable for my personal taste. I suppose it highlights the loveable British, or English, eccentric and its about pulling yourself through tough crossroads with the help of a few friends and a shared love of something. I did say its cheesy!. Its a pretty simple film really. Not unwatchable but not especially good either. This is a pretty middle of the road, average watch.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

They don’t particularly say anything fun but the idea of it all it rather funny 2.4. Felt like it was trying to be a bit like dodgeball maybe

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/23/21

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angelo k

At first it seems like a comedy about mens synchronized swimming, but as the film goes on, it actually gets to a warmhearted and lovely atmosphere, which, for me, was unexpected, because all I expected was laughs about mens synchronized swimming. In fact, I really enjoyed that those underdogs all have different personalities, problems and all that matters to them is that they meet to swim together. Overall there were some things that were a little bit too far fetched, but the rest was really entertaining and thoughtful.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

A heartwarming tale about friendship and belonging. Well worth a watch

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Oliver Parker

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Rupert Graves

Luke

Charlotte Riley

Susan

Jim Carter

Ted

Rob Brydon

Eric Scott

Nathaniel Parker

Lewis

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Synopsis

A man suffering from a midlife crisis finds new meaning in his life after joining an all-male, middle-aged amateur synchronized swimming team.

Director: Oliver Parker
Producer: Stewart Le Maréchal, Maggie Monteith
Screenwriter: Aschlin Ditta
Distributor: Sundance Selects
Production Co: IFC Films, Met Film Production, Shoebox Films, Dignity Film Finance, Amp Film
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 7, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 7, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $19.6K
Runtime: 1h 37m

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