Movies about or related to swimming

by nerdyswimmer | created - 04 Jul 2014 | updated - 2 weeks ago | Public

A list of movies about or with relation to swimming and the culture surrounding water and the human experience in regards to this element.

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1. The Swimmer (1968)

M/PG | 95 min | Drama

A man spends a summer day swimming as many pools as he can all over a quiet suburban town.

Directors: Frank Perry, Sydney Pollack | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Janet Landgard, Janice Rule, Tony Bickley

Votes: 13,756

2. Against the Current (2009)

R | 98 min | Drama

Struggling with a tragic past, a man with an urgent calling enlists two friends to help him swim the length of the Hudson River.

Director: Peter Callahan | Stars: Joseph Fiennes, Samantha Sherman, Pell James, Justin Kirk

Votes: 1,291

3. The Swimsuit Issue (2008)

TV-PG | 100 min | Comedy, Drama

A bunch of aging athletes decide to form the first Swedish all male synchronized swimming team.

Director: Måns Herngren | Stars: Jonas Inde, Amanda Davin, Peter Gardiner, Benny Haag

Votes: 1,473

4. Welcome (I) (2009)

Not Rated | 110 min | Drama

61 Metascore

Bilal sets off on an adventure-filled journey across Europe and wants to get to England to see his love who lives there.

Director: Philippe Lioret | Stars: Vincent Lindon, Firat Ayverdi, Audrey Dana, Derya Ayverdi

Votes: 7,616 | Gross: $0.01M

5. On a Clear Day (2005)

PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

62 Metascore

Frank determines to salvage his self-esteem and tackle his demons by attempting the ultimate test of endurance - swimming the English Channel.

Director: Gaby Dellal | Stars: Peter Mullan, Brenda Blethyn, Billy Boyd, Sean McGinley

Votes: 3,406 | Gross: $0.19M

6. Agua (I) (2006)

89 min | Drama

Thirty four year old Goyo, a former open water swimming champion, has been hiding out in the desert. Wrongly accused of doping in the Santa Fe-Coronda Marathon, a 57 kilometer river swim, ... See full summary »

Director: Verónica Chen | Stars: Rafael Ferro, Nicolás Mateo, Jimena Anganuzzi, Leonora Balcarce

Votes: 135

7. The Big Bad Swim (2006)

96 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport

A group of Connecticut locals enroll in an adult-education beginner's swim class.

Director: Ishai Setton | Stars: Paget Brewster, Jeff Branson, Jess Weixler, Raviv Ullman

Votes: 1,545

8. Swimming Upstream (2003)

PG-13 | 114 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

58 Metascore

The inspirational life story of Australian swimmer Tony Fingleton.

Director: Russell Mulcahy | Stars: Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis, Jesse Spencer, Tim Draxl

Votes: 3,482 | Gross: $0.05M

9. Szabadság, szerelem (2006)

123 min | Drama, History, Romance

At the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, the Hungarian water polo team faces off against the Russians in what will become known as one of the bloodiest matches in the sport's history.

Director: Krisztina Goda | Stars: Kata Dobó, Iván Fenyö, Sándor Csányi, Károly Gesztesi

Votes: 4,524

10. Pride (2007)

PG | 104 min | Drama, Sport

55 Metascore

The determined Jim Ellis starts a swim team for troubled teens at the Philadelphia Department of Recreation.

Director: Sunu Gonera | Stars: Terrence Howard, Bernie Mac, Kimberly Elise, Tom Arnold

Votes: 6,898 | Gross: $7.04M

11. Water Lilies (2007)

85 min | Drama, Romance

67 Metascore

After meeting at a local pool over their summer break, a love triangle forms between three adolescent girls, which proves difficult to sustain as they each desire the love of another.

Director: Céline Sciamma | Stars: Pauline Acquart, Louise Blachère, Adèle Haenel, Warren Jacquin

Votes: 13,448 | Gross: $0.08M

12. Giulia Doesn't Date at Night (2009)

Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Romance

A young writer strikes up a relationship with his daughter's swimming instructor.

Director: Giuseppe Piccioni | Stars: Valerio Mastandrea, Valeria Golino, Sonia Bergamasco, Lidia Vitale

Votes: 749

13. Red Wood Pigeon (1989)

89 min | Comedy, Sport

Because of an accident, Michele (a leader of P.C.I. and a water-polo player) loses his memory. During one water-polo match, strange guys torment him; they want him to remember his past. As ... See full summary »

Director: Nanni Moretti | Stars: Nanni Moretti, Silvio Orlando, Mariella Valentini, Alfonso Santagata

Votes: 3,024

14. The Guardian (I) (2006)

PG-13 | 139 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

53 Metascore

A high school swim champion with a troubled past enrolls in the U.S. Coast Guard's "A" School, where legendary rescue swimmer Ben Randall teaches him some hard lessons about loss, love, and self-sacrifice.

Director: Andrew Davis | Stars: Kevin Costner, Ashton Kutcher, Sela Ward, Melissa Sagemiller

Votes: 98,008 | Gross: $55.01M

15. Alex (1992)

Unrated | 93 min | Drama, Sport

Headstrong New Zealand teen Alex Archer trains to qualify for the 1960 Rome Olympics in the women's 100 freestyle. Unlike the other top swimmers who train only for swimming, Alex takes ... See full summary »

Director: Megan Simpson Huberman | Stars: Lauren A Jackson, Chris Haywood, Josh Picker, Cathy Godbold

Votes: 152

16. Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story (2001 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 90 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

This made-for-TV bio-pic is about Marilyn Bell, a Canadian teenager who, in 1954, was the first person to swim across Lake Ontario. She won the Toronto Canadian National Exhibition prize ... See full summary »

Director: Manon Briand | Stars: Caroline Dhavernas, Amy Sloan, Graeme Somerville, Vlasta Vrana

Votes: 155

17. Swimfan (2002)

PG-13 | 85 min | Drama, Thriller

29 Metascore

A high school senior with a promising swimming career has a one-night stand with consequences.

Director: John Polson | Stars: Jesse Bradford, Erika Christensen, Shiri Appleby, Kate Burton

Votes: 21,202 | Gross: $28.56M

18. Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story (1997 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 95 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

Breaking the Surface is about the tough times Greg Louganis had on his way to becoming one of the world's top Olympic divers. Some topics discussed were Greg's childhood problems, his homosexuality, and him contracting the HIV virus.

Director: Steven Hilliard Stern | Stars: Mario Lopez, Michael Murphy, Jeffrey Meek, Rosemary Dunsmore

Votes: 716

19. Dawn! (1979)

Not Rated | 109 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

Biopic of Australian 3 Time Olympic Gold Medalist swimmer Dawn Fraser.

Director: Ken Hannam | Stars: Bronwyn Mackay-Payne, Ron Haddrick, Bunney Brooke, Tom Richards

Votes: 71

20. Sea People (1999 TV Movie)

95 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy

Hume Cronyn, Joan Gregson and Tegan Moss star in this dramatic fantasy about a teenage girl who wants to swim the English Channel. She soon meets an elderly couple who offer her advice, not... See full summary »

Director: Vic Sarin | Stars: Hume Cronyn, Joan Gregson, Tegan Moss, Shawn Roberts

Votes: 474

21. The Pool (2001)

R | 92 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

International students at an elite Prague school are stalked and murdered while holding a party in an abandoned water park.

Director: Boris von Sychowski | Stars: Kristen Miller, Elena Uhlig, Paul T. Grasshoff, John Hopkins

Votes: 3,200

22. Waterboys (2001)

91 min | Comedy, Sport

In a Japanese high school, a class of adolescent geeks joins the new synchronized swimming teacher and takes up the challenge to take part in the competition, in spite of the mockeries of the "real sportsmen".

Director: Shinobu Yaguchi | Stars: Satoshi Tsumabuki, Hiroshi Tamaki, Akifumi Miura, Kôen Kondô

Votes: 3,060

23. Swim Team (1979)

PG | 75 min | Comedy

A new swimming coach is hired to break a team's seven-year losing streak.

Director: James Polakof | Stars: James Daughton, Stephen Furst, Richard Young, Jenny Neumann

Votes: 96

24. Tuvalu (1999)

Not Rated | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

58 Metascore

In a desolate and colorless landscape stands a dilapidated bathhouse run by a puffed-up blind man, his long-suffering wife, and their son Anton, who does all the work. He's lonely and ... See full summary »

Director: Veit Helmer | Stars: Denis Lavant, Chulpan Khamatova, Philippe Clay, Terrence Gillespie

Votes: 2,805 | Gross: $0.41M

25. Swimming Pool (2003)

R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

70 Metascore

A British mystery author visits her publisher's home in the South of France, where her interaction with his unusual daughter sets off some touchy dynamics.

Director: François Ozon | Stars: Charlotte Rampling, Charles Dance, Ludivine Sagnier, Jean-Marie Lamour

Votes: 48,335 | Gross: $10.11M

26. Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)

Approved | 115 min | Biography, Drama, Musical

50 Metascore

Biopic of Australian swimming champ and entertainer Annette Kellerman. After overcoming polio, Kellerman achieves fame and creates a scandal when her one-piece bathing suit is considered indecent.

Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Esther Williams, Victor Mature, Walter Pidgeon, David Brian

Votes: 1,791

27. The Longest Swim (2014)

Not Rated | 86 min | Drama

The Longest Swim follows two friends, Ben and Matt. Ben has recently been diagnosed with Diabetes and his friend Matt hasn't really been there for him. While vacationing at a Vermont lake ... See full summary »

Director: Andrew Bernard | Stars: Wil Horneff, Stephen Ohl, Kate Godkin, Ashley Devine

Votes: 18

28. Jack Goes Boating (2010)

R | 89 min | Drama, Romance

64 Metascore

A limo driver's blind date sparks a tale of love, betrayal, friendship, and grace centered around two working-class New York City couples.

Director: Philip Seymour Hoffman | Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Ryan, John Ortiz, Richard Petrocelli

Votes: 8,730 | Gross: $0.54M

29. Another Woman's Husband (2000 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 91 min | Drama

In this psychological thriller, the bond between two devoted friends (Lisa Rinna, Gail O'Grady) is threatened when they become involved with the same man.

Director: Noel Nosseck | Stars: Gail O'Grady, Lisa Rinna, Dale Midkiff, Sally Kirkland

Votes: 510

30. Free! (2013–2018)

TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

Four high school students: Haruka, Makoto, Nagisa and Rin, all took part in a swimming tournament shortly before the end of high school and then lost touch with each other. Years later, they reunite.

Stars: Jamie Marchi, Johnny Yong Bosch, Todd Haberkorn, Greg Ayres

Votes: 3,600

31. Open Water 2: Adrift (2006)

R | 94 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror

When a group of friends fail to lower the ladder of their boat, they find themselves stranded in the surrounding waters and struggle to survive.

Director: Hans Horn | Stars: Susan May Pratt, Richard Speight Jr., Niklaus Lange, Ali Hillis

Votes: 19,931

32. Open Water (2003)

R | 79 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror

63 Metascore

Based on the true story of two scuba divers accidentally stranded in shark infested waters after their tour boat has left.

Director: Chris Kentis | Stars: Blanchard Ryan, Daniel Travis, Saul Stein, Michael E. Williamson

Votes: 56,444 | Gross: $30.61M

33. Back to School (1986)

PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport

68 Metascore

To help his discouraged son get through college, a funloving and obnoxious rich businessman decides to enter the school as a student himself.

Director: Alan Metter | Stars: Rodney Dangerfield, Sally Kellerman, Burt Young, Keith Gordon

Votes: 36,176 | Gross: $91.26M

34. Waterboys 2 (2004– )

Comedy

Three years ago, the former all-girl Himeno High School opened its doors to male students but remained a female-dominated institution, with the majority of students being girls. One day, ... See full summary »

Stars: Hayato Ichihara, Satomi Ishihara, Akiyoshi Nakao, Keita Saitou

Votes: 54

35. Waterboys (2003– )

Comedy, Sport

Two years ago, five high-school boys brought fame to a small town in Japan. What was so unique was that they formed a "men's synchronized swimming club." Their involvement and struggles ... See full summary »

Stars: Takayuki Yamada, Mirai Moriyama, Eita Nagayama, Yûma Ishigaki

Votes: 173

37. My Brother... Nikhil (2005)

120 min | Drama, Sport

Famous swimmer Nikhil Kapoor (Suri) deals with the repercussions of announcing the fact that he has HIV/AIDS.

Director: Onir | Stars: Sanjay Suri, Juhi Chawla, Purab Kohli, Victor Banerjee

Votes: 1,330

38. High Speed! Free! Starting Summer (2015)

110 min | Animation, Drama, Sport

Four new friends join the swim team and work to be the best medley team.

Directors: Taichi Ishidate, Yasuhiro Takemoto | Stars: Nobunaga Shimazaki, Tatsuhisa Suzuki, Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Kôki Uchiyama

Votes: 625

39. Barracuda (2016)

60 min | Drama, Sport

Danny, a talented swimmer who dreams of winning gold at the Olympic games, is given a sports scholarship to a prestigious Melbourne private school. At school he receives his fair share of harassment from the more privileged students.

Stars: Elias Anton, Matt Nable, Ben Kindon, Victoria Haralabidou

Votes: 1,347

40. The Big Blue (1988)

PG | 168 min | Adventure, Drama, Sport

35 Metascore

The rivalry between Enzo and Jacques, two childhood friends and now world-renowned free divers, becomes a beautiful and perilous journey into oneself and the unknown.

Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Jean-Marc Barr, Jean Reno, Rosanna Arquette, Paul Shenar

Votes: 55,093 | Gross: $3.50M

41. Diving In (1990)

PG-13 | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport

A high school diver fights his fear of heights and diving to get onto the team. He gets onto the team, only to find that he must dive the high platform in order to compete. His problems are... See full summary »

Director: Strathford Hamilton | Stars: Matt Adler, Kristy Swanson, Burt Young, Yolanda Jilot

Votes: 352

42. The Deep (2012)

Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Drama

Based on actual events, a fisherman tries to survive in the freezing ocean after his boat capsizes off the south coast of Iceland.

Director: Baltasar Kormákur | Stars: Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Stefán Hallur Stefánsson, Joi Johannsson, Thora Bjorg Helga

Votes: 5,723

43. Joshikyôei hanrangun (2007 Video)

Unrated | 78 min | Action, Horror

The new girl at school helps the swim team battle their infected teachers and classmates.

Director: Kôji Kawano | Stars: Sasa Handa, Yuria Hidaka, Ayumu Tokitô, Mizuka Arai

Votes: 886

44. The Lifeguard (2013)

R | 98 min | Drama, Romance

34 Metascore

A former valedictorian quits her reporter job in New York and returns to the place she last felt happy: her childhood home in Connecticut. She gets work as a lifeguard and starts a dangerous relationship with a troubled teenager.

Director: Liz W. Garcia | Stars: Kristen Bell, Mamie Gummer, Martin Starr, Joshua Harto

Votes: 15,212

45. The Pool (I) (2007)

Unrated | 98 min | Drama

77 Metascore

A boy in abject poverty works in a hotel and becomes obsessed with a swimming pool in the opulent hills of Panjim, Goa, India. His life gets turned upside-down when he attempts to meet the mysterious family who lives at the house.

Director: Chris Smith | Stars: Nana Patekar, Venkatesh Chavan, Jhangir Badshah, Ayesha Mohan

Votes: 899 | Gross: $0.09M

46. The Swimmers (2014)

115 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

After falling pregnant to Perth, her boyfriend's best friend, Ice commits suicide. She returns to haunt Perth while Tan seeks out the person who made her kill herself for his own revenge.

Director: Sophon Sakdaphisit | Stars: Chutavuth Pattarakampol, Supassra Thanachat, Thanapob Leeratanakachorn, Violette Wautier

Votes: 782

47. Watercolors (2008)

TV-MA | 114 min | Drama, Romance

A story about two classmates - one smart and openly gay and the other school swimming star. They grow as friends and discover their attraction to each other.

Director: David Oliveras | Stars: Tye Olson, Kyle Clare, Ellie Araiza, Casey Kramer

Votes: 1,637 | Gross: $0.01M

48. Fourth Place (2015)

116 min | Drama, Sport

A former Asian Games record breaker and Olympic tryout, Kim Gwang-su, endures beatings, abuse, and constant ridicule from his swimming coach. To justify this abusive behavior, his coach ... See full summary »

Director: Jung Ji-woo | Stars: Park Hae-joon, Yoo Jae-sang, Kang Ae-shim, Jung Ga-ram

Votes: 152

49. Bathing Beauty (1944)

Passed | 101 min | Comedy, Musical

A contrived misunderstanding leads to the breakup of a songwriter and his fiancée. She returns to work as a gym teacher at an all-girls school, but a legal loophole allows the man to enroll as one of her students.

Director: George Sidney | Stars: Red Skelton, Esther Williams, Basil Rathbone, Bill Goodwin

Votes: 1,880

50. Neptune's Daughter (1949)

Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

A swimsuit fashion designer is determined to protect her scatterbrained sister from a South American heartbreaker, but a case of mistaken identity complicates matters.

Director: Edward Buzzell | Stars: Esther Williams, Red Skelton, Ricardo Montalban, Betty Garrett

Votes: 1,746

51. Dangerous When Wet (1953)

Approved | 95 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

With her promoter-trainer and family in tow, Katie Higgins swims her way from the Arkansas Ozarks to foggy London and the English Channel. - SimonJack

Directors: Charles Walters, Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Esther Williams, Fernando Lamas, Jack Carson, Charlotte Greenwood

Votes: 1,142

52. Thrill of a Romance (1945)

Approved | 105 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

A swim teacher and a wealthy businessman are married after a brief courtship. A charming war hero falls in love with this newly-married woman, after her husband abandons her on their honeymoon for the sake of a business meeting.

Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Van Johnson, Esther Williams, Frances Gifford, Henry Travers

Votes: 910

53. This Time for Keeps (1947)

Approved | 105 min | Musical, Romance

Expected to follow his opera star father into the business, but discontent with his life, a young man pursues a career in popular music and romances the aquatic ballet dancer he met during his time in the service.

Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Esther Williams, Lauritz Melchior, Jimmy Durante, Johnny Johnston

Votes: 441

54. Pagan Love Song (1950)

Approved | 76 min | Musical, Romance

A man from Ohio inherits a coconut plantation and falls in love with a half-American, half-Tahitian beauty. Song-and-swim musical ensues in the tropical paradise.

Director: Robert Alton | Stars: Esther Williams, Howard Keel, Minna Gombell, Charles Mauu

Votes: 586

55. Easy to Love (1953)

Approved | 96 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

An aquatic performer tries to attract the man she loves.

Director: Charles Walters | Stars: Esther Williams, Van Johnson, Tony Martin, John Bromfield

Votes: 806

56. Sui jeuk fun ji (2001)

91 min | Comedy, Romance

In this comedy about overcoming all odds, a group of guys must learn to swim and take part in a 4x100m relay and beat the pros who look down on them. Can they become good enough swimmers ... See full summary »

Director: Matt Chow | Stars: Sammy Leung, Pace Wu, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Wyman Wong

Votes: 21

57. Lifeguard (I) (1976)

PG | 96 min | Drama

54 Metascore

Rick, still in his 30's, works full-time as a lifeguard on the beaches of Los Angeles. When he meets his divorced high school girlfriend and her five-year-old son after fifteen years, he considers switching to a more "serious" job.

Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Sam Elliott, Anne Archer, Stephen Young, Parker Stevenson

Votes: 1,790

58. Rough (2006)

106 min | Romance, Sport

A diver on the university team must decide which of her two childhood friends she loves, and they're both on the swim team.

Director: Kentarô Ohtani | Stars: Masami Nagasawa, Mokomichi Hayami, Tsuyoshi Abe, Takuya Ishida

Votes: 573

59. Via Satellite (1998)

90 min | Comedy

As a family gather to watch one of their own swimming in the Olympics, minutes of fame become a hilarious and painful 24 hours when they uncover the secrets of a lifetime.

Director: Anthony McCarten | Stars: Danielle Cormack, Karl Urban, Jack Chan, John McBeth

Votes: 175

60. Deep End (1970)

R | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

15-year-old dropout Mike takes a job at Newford Baths, where inappropriate sexual behaviour abounds, and becomes obsessed with his coworker Susan.

Director: Jerzy Skolimowski | Stars: Jane Asher, John Moulder-Brown, Karl Michael Vogler, Christopher Sandford

Votes: 7,498

61. Dive!! (2008)

115 min | Drama

A diving club is in danger of going bankrupt. To save the diving club, a female coach returns from the U.S. to coach the club and promises that a diver from the club will make the Japanese Olympic team.

Director: Naoto Kumazawa | Stars: Kento Hayashi, Sôsuke Ikematsu, Junpei Mizobata, Asaka Seto

Votes: 207

62. Dive!! (2017)

22 min | Animation

Tomoki Sakai, a 14 years, whole life dedicated to diving. All began upon meeting Yoichi Fujitani, a genius diver, older, three years. Tomoki and his friends attend the MDC, and as Kayoko ... See full summary »

Votes: 76

63. The Aquatic Effect (2016)

83 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Samir falls in love with Agathe, a swimming-instructor. To seduce her he pretends he doesn't know how to swim so she can teach him.

Directors: Sólveig Anspach, Jean-Luc Gaget | Stars: Samir Guesmi, Florence Loiret Caille, Didda Jónsdóttir, Philippe Rebbot

Votes: 1,127

64. Black Tide (1958)

79 min | Mystery

Two swimmers are attempting to swim across the English Channel when one of them disappears. The other swimmer is convinced that it was no accident, and insists on investigating himself, even though the police do not believe him.

Director: C.M. Pennington-Richards | Stars: John Ireland, Derek Bond, Leslie Dwyer, Maureen Connell

Votes: 145

65. Drowning by Numbers (1988)

R | 118 min | Comedy, Drama

Three generations of women share the same problem--marriage woes--and want to put an end to it.

Director: Peter Greenaway | Stars: Bernard Hill, Joan Plowright, Juliet Stevenson, Joely Richardson

Votes: 10,971 | Gross: $0.42M

66. Tender Waves (2013)

96 min | Comedy, Romance

The congenial Vojta is bashful and his family is batty. His short-tempered father, who once failed to swim the English Channel, wants him to be a competing swimmer and his loving mother, a ... See full summary »

Director: Jirí Vejdelek | Stars: Tatiana Pauhofová, Hynek Cermák, Robert Cejnar, Lucie Steflová

Votes: 339

67. Vincent (2014)

78 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Vincent is a quiet, unassuming man. Who happens to have superhuman powers when exposed to water. He lives a life that keeps him away from others for the most part. Then he meets a girl. Then his powers are discovered. And his life changes.

Director: Thomas Salvador | Stars: Thomas Salvador, Vimala Pons, Youssef Hajdi, Nicolas Jaillet

Votes: 844

68. Anche libero va bene (2006)

108 min | Drama

A young father and his two children struggle to find harmony after his wife leaves them for another man.

Director: Kim Rossi Stuart | Stars: Alessandro Morace, Kim Rossi Stuart, Barbora Bobulova, Marta Nobili

Votes: 2,676

69. Leeches! (2003 Video)

R | 85 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi

Common-type aquatic leeches grow to large size after feeding on steroid-laced blood of a number of college endurance swimmers, and then the nasty creatures lay siege to the entire campus for more.

Director: David DeCoteau | Stars: Matthew Twining, Josh Henderson, Stacey Nelson, Alexandra Westmore

Votes: 1,276

70. Come un delfino (2011 TV Movie)

240 min | Drama

A man is forced to retire from competitive swimming due to a heart condition.

Director: Stefano Reali | Stars: Raoul Bova, Barbora Bobulova, Ricky Memphis, Maurizio Mattioli

Votes: 94

71. Husband to Rent (I) (2014)

Comedy

Four swimmers - water polo players find themselves at the bottom of their existence after losing a match. So desperate that they even find themselves living at the bottom of their emptied ... See full summary »

Director: Tomás Svoboda | Stars: David Novotný, Bolek Polívka, David Matásek, Lukás Latinák

Votes: 172

72. Dreams from Strangers (2015)

Unrated | 70 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A story about love between a Italian guy and a Russian guy

Director: Roberto Cuzzillo | Stars: Daniel De Rossi, Giuseppe Claudio Insalaco

Votes: 196

74. Ladies Lake (1934)

106 min | Drama

A handsome but penniless young man takes a summer job as a swimming instructor in a picturesque Alpine lake resort. He falls in love with a young heiress who is staying there with her ... See full summary »

Director: Marc Allégret | Stars: Rosine Deréan, Simone Simon, Ila Mecséry, Odette Joyeux

Votes: 167

76. Swim at Your Own Risk (2016 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

After a one-night stand with her coach, a pressured swimming phenom finds the lives of herself and her loved ones in danger.

Director: Lee Friedlander | Stars: Javicia Leslie, Keesha Sharp, Tom Maden, Cameron Jebo

Votes: 451

77. 12 Feet Deep (2017)

Not Rated | 85 min | Horror, Thriller

Two sisters are trapped under the fiberglass cover of an Olympic sized public pool and must brave the cold and each other to survive the harrowing night.

Director: Matt Eskandari | Stars: Nora-Jane Noone, Alexandra Park, Diane Farr, Christian Kain Blackburn

Votes: 17,067

78. A Day for Women (2016)

123 min | Drama

A new swimming pool opens in a Cairo district, with the announcement that Sundays will be only for females. This causes ripples throughout the local community, while three women - Shamiya, Azza, and Lula - assess their varying lives.

Director: Kamlah Abu-Zikri | Stars: Ilham Shaheen, Nahed El Sebaï, Nilli Karim, Mahmoud Hemida

Votes: 281

79. A Screaming Man (2010)

Not Rated | 92 min | Drama

72 Metascore

Present-day Chad. Adam, fifty-five, a former swimming champion, is pool attendant at a smart N'Djamena hotel. When the hotel gets taken over by new Chinese owners, he is forced to give up ... See full summary »

Director: Mahamat-Saleh Haroun | Stars: Youssouf Djaoro, Diouc Koma, Emile Abossolo M'bo, Hadje Fatime N'Goua

Votes: 1,843 | Gross: $0.01M

80. Abba Shahor Lavan (2003)

90 min | Drama, Family, Sport

Yonatan, Michal's dad, turned orthodox and left her family when she was very yang. 7 years later, when he appears at her mother's funeral, all the anger and tensions in the family are ... See full summary »

Director: Eitan Londner | Stars: Dan Toren, Hila Alpert, Nurit Banai-Koren, Dana Grutzky

Votes: 20

81. Swimming Upstream (1990)

95 min | Romance, Sport

Kaoru, a highschool boy, falls in love with a girl, Sonoko, a leading member of his high-school's swimming club. Though he cannot swim at all, he joins the swimming club to win her heart.

Director: Joji Matsuoka | Stars: Michitaka Tsutsui, Saki Takaoka, Mikihisa Azuma, Kazuko Shirakawa

Votes: 63

82. Baywatch (2017)

R | 116 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

37 Metascore

Devoted lifeguard Mitch Buchannon butts heads with a brash new recruit, as they uncover a criminal plot that threatens the future of the bay.

Director: Seth Gordon | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario, Priyanka Chopra Jonas

Votes: 202,098 | Gross: $58.06M

83. Black Butterfly (2010)

Not Rated | 95 min | Drama

Ariel (Mahogany Monae), a talented and strong willed inner city high school student, who dreams of making the U.S. swim team, sees her entire life turned upside down after being victimized by a brutal event.

Director: Mark Harris | Stars: Elizabeth Abraham, Sheree Bynum, Ron Cooper, Tiffany J. Curtis

Votes: 122

84. Captain Webb (2015)

Not Rated | 87 min | Drama

The Greatest Englishman tells the story of Captain Matthew Webb, the first-ever person to successfully swim the English Channel in 1875 equipped only with his moustache, doses of Brandy and a wire wool swimsuit.

Director: Justin Hardy | Stars: Warren Brown, Steve Oram, Georgia Maguire, Terry Mynott

Votes: 120

85. Dansui! (2017)

54 min | Comedy

Higashigaoka High School's male swimming club presently has only three second-year members - leader Sakaki Shuhei, Shinozuka Daiki and Koganei Haruyoshi. They welcome the new school year with the aim of getting members.

Stars: Ryô Matsuda, Shûto Miyazaki, Shintarô Anzai, Tomoru Akazawa

Votes: 6

86. Die Frau, die sich traut (2013)

98 min | Drama

A former swimmer comes to terms with a serious disease by training for the crossing of the Channel.

Director: Marc Rensing | Stars: Steffi Kühnert, Jenny Schily, Christina Hecke, Steve Windolf

Votes: 102

87. Gymnasium Baby (2008)

85 min | Drama

Jun, the ace in his swimming team, lost against his rival, Naoki, at the summer college tournament. But since then there is a special feeling between them..

Director: Yoshihiro Fukagawa | Stars: Ema Fujisawa, Megumi Haruno, Makoto Kawahara, Mirei Kiritani

Votes: 85

88. Head Under Water (I) (2007)

115 min | Thriller

Something terrible is about to happen in a small town in Germany. Nobody knows the reason why, except one person: Rico Bartsch.

Director: Andreas Kleinert | Stars: Frederick Lau, August Diehl, Alice Dwyer, Devid Striesow

Votes: 304

89. I Was a Swiss Banker (2007)

75 min | Romance

Roger is a young, dashing banker full of boyish self-confidence. He has a highly successful business, smuggling black money across the border for reinvestment. But then a split second reaction changes his entire life.

Director: Thomas Imbach | Stars: Beat Marti, Laura Drasbæk, Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis, Sandra Medina

Votes: 150

90. Ice Mother (2017)

106 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Crushing family dynamics have crushed Hana, an old-fashioned, respectable Czech mother, and a recent widow. The arrival of Brona and his sometimes depressed chicken changes the life of everyone, including Brona.

Director: Bohdan Sláma | Stars: Zuzana Krónerová, Pavel Nový, Daniel Vízek, Václav Neuzil

Votes: 655

91. Invisible Wings (2007)

93 min | Family

A girl named Zhi Hua lost both of her arms because of a high voltage electric shock. She could do nothing, not even going to school, because she couldn't write her homework. This sudden ... See full summary »

Director: Zhenzhi Feng | Star: Qingyao Lei

Votes: 29

92. Jutro Meksyk (1966)

88 min | Drama, Sport

Disqualified water jumping coach discovers a new talent in a rebellious young girl and desperately wants her to take part in the finals.

Director: Aleksander Scibor-Rylski | Stars: Zbigniew Cybulski, Joanna Szczerbic, Teresa Szmigielówna, Tadeusz Schmidt

Votes: 60

93. Kony (1984)

Not Rated | 131 min | Drama, Fantasy, Sport

Kony is an inspirational story of a coach Khidda and his trainee Kony who fight all odds to achieve their aims.

Director: Saroj De | Stars: Soumitra Chatterjee, Sreeparna Bannerjee, Snigdha Banerjee, Dipankar Bandyopadhyay

Votes: 196

94. La piscina (2012)

Not Rated | 65 min | Drama

During summer in La Habana, four adolescents with physical problems, while in vacation from school, spend a day in a swimming pool with their apathetic instructor.

Director: Carlos Quintela | Stars: Raúl Capote, Mónica Molinet, Carlos Javier Martinez, Felipe García

Votes: 49

95. Last Feelings (1978)

105 min | Drama

Diego Michele is a troubled runaway who tries to make something out of himself by joining a swimming team and competing in national tryouts and champion races which takes a turn when he is ... See full summary »

Director: Ruggero Deodato | Stars: Carlo Lupo, Vittoria Galeazzi, Luigi Diberti, Jacques Sernas

Votes: 83

96. Mammal (2016)

Unrated | 96 min | Drama, Romance

Portrait of a contemporary woman living in Dublin. Margaret handles in a very sensitive way- how difficult it is for a mother to grieve the death of a child, even if they are estranged.

Director: Rebecca Daly | Stars: Barry Keoghan, Rachel Griffiths, Joanne Crawford, Michael McElhatton

Votes: 966

97. The Swimmer (1981)

105 min | Drama

A family of swimmers distinguish themselves in sport but run into trouble with Stalin's police, in this period portrait of how even the light side of life was poisoned by terror.

Director: Irakli Kvirikadze | Stars: Elguja Burduli, Ruslan Mikaberidze, Baadur Tsuladze, Guram Pirtskhalava

Votes: 117

98. Plaukike (2013)

28 min | Short, Drama, Romance

A ten years old Grete enters the pool in order to start swimming lessons. There she meets a nineteen years old Ariel, a professional swimmer, whose father is also her coach. Ariel is ... See full summary »

Director: Gabriele Urbonaite | Stars: Ugne Beleckaite, Dainius Gavenonis, Petras Kuneika, Viktorija Kuodyte

Votes: 21

99. Polo Boys (2009–2010)

Drama, Sport

Keong, a shy, quiet loner, moves into Chan Hsu Lin Hall in Temasek University as a first-year student. He gets roped into the newly-formed Hall water polo team... and gets much more than he bargained for.

Stars: Michelle Chia, Nathaniel Ho, Kiwi Lim, Primero Ang

100. Prazdnik Neptuna (1986)

89 min | Comedy

A group of Swedish tourists are on the way to a Russian village to witness the so called 'Festivity of Neptunus', in which the inhabitants take a dive in a hole in the ice. This tradition, ... See full summary »

Directors: Yuriy Afanasyev-Shirokov, Yuri Mamin, Natalya Shilok | Stars: Lyudmila Arinina, Viktor Mikhailov, Elena Kapitsa, Vladimir Eryomin

Votes: 210



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