Swimming with Men (2018)

A man who is suffering a mid-life crisis finds new meaning in his life as part of an all-male, middle-aged, amateur synchronised swimming team.

Director:

Oliver Parker

Writer:

Aschlin Ditta (screenplay)

Stars:

Rob Brydon, Rupert Graves, Thomas Turgoose

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rob Brydon	...	Eric Scott
Rupert Graves	...	Luke
Thomas Turgoose	...	Tom
Adeel Akhtar	...	Kurt
Jim Carter	...	Ted
Daniel Mays	...	Colin
Ronan Daly	...	New Guy
Chris Jepson	...	Silent Bob
Spike White	...	Billy
Nathaniel Parker	...	Lewis
Jane Horrocks	...	Heather Scott
Denise Stephenson	...	Tipsy Woman
Robert Daws	...	Michael Blore
Harry Demmon	...	Stewart
Charlotte Riley	...	Susan

Storyline

A man who is suffering a mid-life crisis finds new meaning in his life as part of an all-male, middle-aged, amateur synchronised swimming team.

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Plot Keywords:

synchronized swimming | englishwoman abroad | englishman abroad | bare chested male | underwater scene | 

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Taglines:

Sync or swim.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sport

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Germany] Official site [Japan]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 December 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Férfiak fecskében

Filming Locations:

London Heathrow Airport, London Borough of Hillingdon, London, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,844, 9 December 2018, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$24,708, 3 January 2019

Company Credits

Production Co:

Met Film Production, Dignity Film Finance, Shoebox Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ben Miller was considered for the role of Eric Scott.

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Quotes

Eric Scott: [Reading from the rule book] Rule number five: We are only as strong as the weakest member. That is strong enough.

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Connections

Featured in Projector: Swimming with Men (2018)

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Soundtracks

One Day Like This
Performed by Elbow

User Reviews

Enjoyable

Light hearted but with a serious message about male loneliness and divorce.spotted Wandsworth town hall and Tooting bec lido. Also Croydon clocktower. But which pool was used? Chuckled a bit.