A man spends a summer day swimming home via all the pools in his quiet suburban neighborhood.
the vibe
The Swimmer Vibe
What it feels like
slow-burndarkintenselayeredseriouspersonalhauntingcontemplativeunsettling
What it's about
pacing
tone
texture
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Movie1968·95 min
The Swimmer
Directed by Frank Perry
A drama film directed by Frank Perry.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 23%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.3/10
267 ratings
About The Swimmer
- Pacing
- Slow-burn (1 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Haunting (3 of 9)
- Texture
- Contemplative, Unsettling
- Story Tags
- identity self discovery, ambition hubris, isolation loneliness, mid century, american regional, suburban, strangers forced together, anti hero, everyman, road journey, slow burn reveal