The Girl in the Pool

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The Girl in the Pool

Released Jul 26, 2024

1h 29m

Mystery & Thriller

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On his birthday, Tom's life collapses when his mistress is found dead in his pool. Terrified of the consequences, and desperate to protect his family, he conceals the truth, triggering a chaotic night that threatens to unravel his perfect life.

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Cath Clarke

Guardian

This is a ridiculous and spectacularly schlocky film – but the fact that it (or at the very least some of the actors) knows it’s silly adds a degree of entertainment.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 14, 2025

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Courtney Howard

Variety

Regardless of whether we’re supposed to chuckle at our hero’s crumbling sanity or empathize with his strife, it’s empty-calorie viewing designed for viewers to either mock or embrace its hijinks.

Jul 26, 2024

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Marya E. Gates

RogerEbert.com

What could have been a deliciously dark satire, instead remains in the liminal space known as aggressively average.

Jul 26, 2024

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Tyler Doupe

Dread Central

‘The Girl in the Pool’ is effective enough to be moderately entertaining. But the film’s flaws are plenty noticeable.

Rated: 2.75/5

Aug 6, 2025

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Dennis Schwartz

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Schlock.

Rated: C+

Jan 22, 2025

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Katie Hogan

FILMHOUNDS Magazine

Adding in Kevin Pollak for flavour is a definite plus, but just not enough to make The Girl in the Pool more than a dry and by-the-numbers murder mystery.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 21, 2025

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Mark M

The Girl in the Pool tries to be a twisty suburban thriller but mostly flounders. Freddie Prinze Jr. gives it his all, but the plot feels recycled and the suspense fizzles. A few fun moments, sure - but overall, it’s more puddle than pool. 5 out of 10 🤙 from this guy.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/15/25

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nick s

Script and directing was really sub par. The main character stumbled from scene to scene like he was suffering from shell shock. All the character interactions were annoying, not remotely subtle and totally phoney. The story felt contrived and wholly unsatisfying. The ending fell flat. Just not a lot of positive things I can say about this effort.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

09/08/25

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Blake D

Anyone giving this movie 5 stars, or anything close, is a plant, insider, and/or a person directly involved in the movie. In other words, their review is a lie. All of the people saying this movie was terrible, had an awful script, that FPZ was overacting and his character was ridiculous... these people are telling you the truth. I kept watching because I thought the movie would turn around, possibly redeem itself. Nope. Never happened. Just got worse the longer it went.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/07/25

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Ken B

Hmm I’m afraid this was quite boring. Bad acting. The chemistry between the actors wasn’t there and a weak plot exacerbated the above.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

08/22/25

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ARNEZ C

This takes place the day of his birthday it's insane what happens twists and turns all around The son did it his wife knew he was having an affair she's not dumb so I know that any was left up to interpretation but I like a sequel to get a clear ending It was good.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/09/25

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Chris J

The script was awful, badly edited and FPJ overacting. It was cringy. Really dissapointing boring film.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/15/25

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On his birthday, Tom's life collapses when his mistress is found dead in his pool. Terrified of the consequences, and desperate to protect his family, he conceals the truth, triggering a chaotic night that threatens to unravel his perfect life.

Director: Dakota Gorman
Producer: Eric Brenner, German Michael Torres, RJ Collins, Lawrence Greenberg
Screenwriter: Jackson Reid Williams
Distributor: Quiver Distribution
Production Co: Elevate Media Partners, ETA Films, GMT Films, BondIt Media Capital
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 26, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 26, 2024
Runtime: 1h 29m

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