Swimfan

Swimfan (2002)

  • 14% of critics liked it
    (90 reviews)

  • 36% of users liked it
    (49,424 ratings)

A moment of temptation leads to a high body count and untold regrets for a high-school swimming star in this thriller starring Bring It On's Jesse Bradford and Traffic's Erika Christensen. Despite a shady past involving drugs and the juvenile justice system, Ben Cronin (Bradford) seems to… More

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PG-13,
Directed By
Written By
Philip Schneider, Charles Bohl
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Horror
In Theaters
Sep 6, 2002 Wide
20th Century Fox

Critic Reviews

  • J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader

    Director John Polson mutes the conservative sexual politics of the original film, focusing on the lightweight, efficient suspense story.

  • Sheila Norman-Culp, Associated Press

    It would be so easy for an actress to overplay this role, to morph into high camp, but Christensen stays icy cool.

  • Trevor Johnston, Time Out

    Only the very easily pleased will be able to see past its limitations.

  • Wesley Morris, Boston Globe

    It's like going to a house party and watching the host defend himself against a frothing ex-girlfriend. You don't want to call the cops. You want to call Domino's.

  • Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

    Not really a thriller so much as a movie for teens to laugh, groan and hiss at.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Dean !


    An ok well shot, thriller aimed at the MTV generation. Yes this has been done a few times, Fatal Attraction set the bar, and the twists are quite predictable. However if you like thrillers of any sort you'll probably like to see this once.

  • Jeff "


    Swimfan has gotten a lot of flack due to it's similarities with Fatal Attraction. In fact it's been called a teen version of Fatal Attraction. I haven't seen Fatal Attraction so I couldn't compare, but this an average thriller with decent enough acting. I… More

  • KJ P


    A very underrated edge of your seat thrilling romance of a film. I can't say I love it, but it is very good. Jesse Bradford has not had the chance of being in many good films, and yet, this is one of his best.

  • Curtis L


    Fun to laugh at. Pretty lame otherwise.

  • Megan S


    I only watched this because it was the only thing on tv in the middle of the night when I was still awake. It was pretty much fatal attraction all over again but terrible.

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