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The Lifeguard

The Lifeguard

2013 · 98 min · EN · R · 5.5 (308 votes)
Dir. Liz W. Garcia · Starring Kristen Bell, Mamie Gummer, Martin Starr, Joshua Harto, Alex Shaffer, David Lambert · Music Fred Avril

“This Summer Growing Up is Optional”

DramaComedyRomance

Leigh, feeling unfulfilled, quits her reporter job in New York and returns to the place she last felt happy: her childhood home in Connecticut. She takes a job as a lifeguard, regresses into adolescent behavior, and begins a dangerous relationship with a troubled teenager, leading to consequences for everyone involved.

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A hazy, sun-drenched dive into arrested development. It feels like a humid summer afternoon spent contemplating past choices and uncertain futures, with a lingering sense of wistful regret and quiet desperation.

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