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The Big Bad Swim

  • 2006
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
1.6K
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The Big Bad Swim (2006)
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A group of Connecticut locals enroll in an adult-education beginner's swim class.A group of Connecticut locals enroll in an adult-education beginner's swim class.A group of Connecticut locals enroll in an adult-education beginner's swim class.

  • Director
    • Ishai Setton
  • Writer
    • Daniel Schechter
  • Stars
    • Paget Brewster
    • Jeff Branson
    • Jess Weixler
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    1.6K
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    • Director
      • Ishai Setton
    • Writer
      • Daniel Schechter
    • Stars
      • Paget Brewster
      • Jeff Branson
      • Jess Weixler
    • 23User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Paget Brewster
    Paget Brewster
    • Amy Pierson
    Jeff Branson
    Jeff Branson
    • Noah Owens
    Jess Weixler
    Jess Weixler
    • Jordan Gallagher
    Raviv Ullman
    Raviv Ullman
    • Hunter McCarthy
    • (as Ricky Ullman)
    Avi Setton
    • David Gallagher
    Todd Susman
    Todd Susman
    • Martin Webber
    Kevin Porter Young
    • Carl
    Darla Hill
    • Joanna Webber
    Terria Joseph
    Terria Joseph
    • Norah
    Liza Lapira
    Liza Lapira
    • Paula
    Crystal Bock
    • Mary Beth
    Emma Adele Galvin
    Emma Adele Galvin
    • Jaime
    • (as Emma Galvin)
    Judy Cole
    • Rosy
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    • Efram
    Michael Mosley
    Michael Mosley
    • Shawn
    Matt Servitto
    Matt Servitto
    • Principal Miwaski
    Grant Aleksander
    Grant Aleksander
    • Paul Pierson
    Joanna Adler
    Joanna Adler
    • Dr. Gaskill
    • (as Joanna P. Adler)
    • Director
      • Ishai Setton
    • Writer
      • Daniel Schechter
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    8slake09

    Swimmingly Good

    This is an excellent film about the characters in a adult swimming class, their problems, relationships and interactions with each other. It should have managed a wider distribution as it's much better than similar films from major studios out at the same time.

    The swimming instructor is an almost-Olympian, reduced to teaching adults basic lessons, and often the target of horndogging from his female students. He attempts, more or less, to fend them off, with varying results.

    The students characters are mainstream U.S.A; teachers, policemen, college students and retired people, all of whom haven't learned to swim for some reason. The movie covers their relationships, including friends, relatives and romantic conquests as they go through the class. Several subplots provide amusing fodder, including a teacher going through a divorce, some high school students making a documentary, and a girl who is only in the class to meet guys.

    This is a good date movie, or just one to watch when you're in the mood for a romantic drama with overtones of reality.
    jetpakpro

    Check it when it comes to your area.

    I had the good fortune of screening this movie as part of the Tribeca Film Fest and it was an absolute pleasure. A great combination of comedy and drama, served up without any of the pretense that can be so inherit in first feature outings. This did not feel like a low-budget first feature.

    Big Bad Swim has a lot going for it: A polished but still still indie look and feel, a tremendous cast and strong performances. I found the story to be just the right balance of complex and accessible. It had characters that you can immediately relate to and more importantly care about.

    I highly recommend checking out this flick!
    8kenjha

    An Indie Winner

    This indie film looks at the lives of a group of people taking an adult swim class in Connecticut. The plot is fairly thin. What drives the film is the characters, excellently played by mostly unknown actors. Standouts in the cast are Brewster as a high school teacher experiencing marital problems and Weixler as a casino dealer who moonlights as a stripper. The two actresses give natural performances and work well together. This is an impressive feature film debut for writer Schechter and director Setton. The latter keeps the narrative moving at a fast clip. The film title and poster suggest something raunchy, but this is a marvelous little comedy-drama.
    juanjoviejo

    Sweet little Indie Movie

    A sweet indie movie from the aughts. Kind of makes me nostalgic, in a they don't make them like they used to kind of way.

    Not perfect (ended up fast forwarding through a lot of the 'individual' storylines) but a refreshing change to this day and age's heavy-messaging media. You forget that they used to make movies about regular people, leading regular lives, with regular problems.

    I think what I appreciate most about it is how sincere the movie feels. Life is simply hard. I appreciate these 90's and 2000's movies that are 'hard' enough to simply be OK with that and treat their audience like grown adults, They try no to shirk from showing life as it is: not awful but no fairy tale either.
    9ssto

    face your life and...smile

    i actually thought this is a comedy and sat watching it expecting to laugh my ass off. pretty soon in became clear this is no comedy, or at least not a 'Jim Carrey type' one. what kept we watching was the characters - the movie starts with some pretty grim, troubled people, gathered together to try and fight one of their basic fears - fear of water, fear of swimming. we start to get bit by bit into their lives, witness their troubles, guess of their thoughts.

    actually i made it look much darker than it actually is, and besides the chain of events soon brings some light and hope to their lives.

    i probably wouldn't have watched the movie had i known its not a comedy but rather a drama, but i had good time, enjoyed the story and don't mind i spent about 90 minutes with it.

    many films treat the alienation between people in the western world, this movie shows how people can get together and help each other

    "and if in the light of dying day you meet her, don't let her pass you by and leave, don't loose her, she is your gift from the sun..."

    9/10

    peace and love

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    • Release date
      • April 26, 2006 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Yüzme Okulu
    • Filming locations
      • Old Lyme, Connecticut, USA
    • Production companies
      • Four Act Films
      • Renart Films
      • Setton Sun Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 36m(96 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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