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Swimfan

2002 · 84 min

A slick, tense stalker thriller that feels like a teen twist on Fatal Attraction, with campy moments and easy suspense.

Directed by
John Polson
Genres
Thriller, Mystery, Romance
Tagline
His biggest fan just became his worst nightmare.
Overview
Ben Cronin has it all: the admiration of his many friends, a terrific girlfriend, and he's on the fast-track to an athletic scholarship. Ben's rock-solid, promising future and romance are turned upside-down with the arrival of Madison Bell. Madison, the new girl in town, quickly sets her sights on the impressionable Ben. While their first few meetings are innocent enough, the obsessive and seductive Madison wants more ... much more.

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Directed by
John Polson
Genres
Thriller, Mystery, Romance
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • coming-of-age
  • deception
Places
  • school
  • suburbs
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror4
Humour2
Realism6
Romance5
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Genres
thriller, mystery, romance, drama, horror
Directed by
John Polson
Written by
Charles F. Bohl, Phillip Schneider
Starring
Jesse Bradford, Erika Christensen, Shiri Appleby, Kate Burton, Jason Ritter, Peter Hermann, Dan Hedaya, Nick Sandow
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
84 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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