Swimming with Men

Swimming with Men

Sync or Swim

Directed by Oliver Parker

Produced by Met Film Production, Dignity Film Finance

201894 min6.1 / 10

A warm, gently comedic drama about middle-aged men finding camaraderie and purpose through the unlikely pursuit of synchronized swimming.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Swimming with Men violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Swimming with Men easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Does Swimming with Men end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.

  • Is Swimming with Men scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Swimming with Men sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

20/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity24

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise13

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Swimming with Men

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Swimming with Men

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Swimming with Men, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Swimming with Men, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Swimming with Men, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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