Movie

The Lifeguard

2013 · 98 min

A slow, uneasy summer of arrested development, mixing nostalgia with quiet dread and a lingering sense of loss.

Tagline: This Summer Growing Up is Optional
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Identity, coming-of-age, grief, isolation
Content: Strong sexual content and language. Mild violence. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
coming-of-age
grief
isolation
love
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong