# Swimfan (2002)

> A promising high-school swimmer risks losing his rebuilt future when a one-night affair unleashes an obsessive new classmate determined to control his life.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/12432

## Facts

- Runtime: 84 min
- Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Romance, Drama
- Director: John Polson
- Cast: Jesse Bradford, Erika Christensen, Shiri Appleby, Kate Burton, Jason Ritter, Peter Hermann, Dan Hedaya, Nick Sandow
- TMDB rating: 5.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283026/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: tense, melodramatic, paranoid, teen thriller night, early 2000s nostalgia

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