Swimming Upstream (2002)
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68% of users liked it
(839 ratings)
The true story of Tony Fingleton, a young man from a troubled family who found the inner strength to become a champion. Set in 1950s Brisbane, Australia, the family drama centers on Tony, a young man who beats the odds to become a champion swimmer in spite of his overbearing, alcoholic father and… More The true story of Tony Fingleton, a young man from a troubled family who found the inner strength to become a champion. Set in 1950s Brisbane, Australia, the family drama centers on Tony, a young man who beats the odds to become a champion swimmer in spite of his overbearing, alcoholic father and long-suffering, but quietly heroic mother. Overshadowed in his father's eyes by his brothers, it's only when Tony displays an extraordinary swimming talent that he feels he has a shot at wining his father's heart--and maybe even Olympic gold.
- Directed By
- Robert J. Emery
- Genres
- Drama
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Feb 4, 2005 Wide
- Studio
- Hoyts Distribution
Critic Reviews
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Brent Simon, Entertainment Today
Management of tone is everything in tales this sentimental, and Swimming Upstream is ploddingly obvious and mawkish -- all desultory domestic scenes and bad monologues.
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Cast
- Matt Czuchry
- Jeffrey DeMunn
- Ron Dean
- Elisabeth Harnois
- Michael Moriarty
- Kelly Rutherford
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Geoffrey Rush
as Harold Fingleton
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Judy Davis
as Dora Fingleton
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Jesse Spencer
as Tony Fingleton
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Tim Draxl
as John Fingleton
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David Hoflin
as Harry Fingleton Jr.
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Craig Horner
as Ronald Fingleton
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Brittany Byrnes
as Diane Fingleton
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Deborah Kennedy
as Billie
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Mark Hembrow
as Tommy
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Mitchell Dellevergin
as Young Tony
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Thomas Davidson
as Young John
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Kain O'Keefe
as Young Harold Jr.
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Robert Quinn
as Young Ronald
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Keeara Byrnes
as Young Diane
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Des Drury
as Mack
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Melissa Thomas
as Dawn Fraser
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Dawn Fraser
as Dawn Fraser's coach
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Remi Broadway
as Murray Rose
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Murray Rose
as Reporter
- Ben Savage
