The Swimmer
Directed by Frank Perry7.6100%83%
Neddy Merrill reappears at a friend's pool after having been away for most of the summer. As they talk, he notices that pools span the entire valley, and he decides to jog from pool to pool and swim across the whole valley. As he stops at each pool, his interactions tell his life story.
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- AdminMarch 27, 2025If I’m still thinking about this months after seeing it, then it’s a classic. Everyone knows a Ned.
- david.4511June 7, 2025Fantastic storytelling and gripping from start to finish.
- Mister ArnMay 22, 2025"The Swimmer" is a character study, and it's watchable because Lancaster makes it that way. There were a lot of scenes between pools where they tried to use music and camera movement to create interest, which didn't work. It's worth watching, but it's not Lancaster's best character study type film.
- cultfilmlikerMarch 25, 2025Believe it or not, this guy loves swimming. And fucking. But swimming more. Dude harassed a woman and assaulted another in the first 15 minutes. Wild! I guess being born in the 1910’s was wild too. Burt could have at least learned how to dive. How many people “own” the second property? Very confused by that The belly comment made me incredibly uneasy 🙃 I didn’t know there was a White Lotus in Connecticut!
