The Lifeguard
Taste attributes: comedydramaromancejournalisticslowtried & testedrealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers all
"This Summer Growing Up is Optional"
Boxlist takeMoving and realistic: a straightforward romantic comedy, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Taste details
Pace: slow · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
Quality rating
5.4 /10
TMDB · 229 votes
Where to watch
Streaming data: JustWatch
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What lines up
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
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Synopsis
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.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 2013
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Attic Light Films
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
