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Swimfan

2002 · 84 min · Director: John Polson, John Polson ★ IMDb 5.1 · 22,438 ratings

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New Jersey high school senior Ben Cronin is a former juvenile delinquent, whose past criminal behavior was fueled by and for drug use. He credits the support of his now long time girlfriend Amy Miller and getting into competitive swimming as the primary reasons for turning his life around, which includes working part-time at the hospital where his single mother works. He has become the star swimmer of his high school team, so much so that scouts from Stanford University are coming in a week's time to watch Ben swim. Ben has a new swim fan in Madison Bell, a recent transfer student to Ben's high school. Despite Ben making it clear that he is in a committed relationship, Madison seduces him, the seduction to which he succumbs. They agree afterward that their encounter was a one-time only event, but Ben slowly comes to the realization that despite Madison's assertions to the contrary, she has more in mind with him. He feels her constant unspoken threats to expose their tryst and ultimately when he rebuffs her totally, unspoken threats to ruin his life in whatever means possible. Ben quickly learns to what extremes Madison is willing to go, especially when he finds out about her past. He has to figure out how to regain his life back from his known stalker, which is aided by the reason Madison is in New Jersey in the first place.

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Emotional fingerprint

Swimfan (2002) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 32%, Tension 28%, Curiosity 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Anger12%
  2. Relief10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Tension, Curiosity. Genres: Thriller, Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Tension and Curiosity. Its IMDb rating of 5.1/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 56/100.

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  • Tension
  • Sadness
  • Curiosity

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Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Relief

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 63 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

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%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity27 %17 %3 %22 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Curiosity29 %18 %6 %24 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Curiosity32 %18 %10 %29 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Curiosity38 %21 %14 %34 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Curiosity41 %30 %13 %31 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Tension41 %35 %9 %26 %
32.5 %≈ 27′Tension43 %39 %9 %26 %
37.5 %≈ 32′Tension49 %48 %13 %30 %
42.5 %≈ 36′Tension51 %51 %16 %31 %
47.5 %≈ 40′Tension54 %54 %21 %29 %
52.5 %≈ 44′Tension63 %61 %31 %29 %
57.5 %≈ 48′Tension71 %68 %41 %31 %
62.5 %≈ 53′Tension75 %68 %50 %34 %
67.5 %≈ 57′Sadness71 %63 %53 %41 %
72.5 %≈ 61′Tension71 %68 %40 %48 %
77.5 %≈ 65′Tension73 %69 %28 %39 %
82.5 %≈ 69′Relief70 %63 %23 %28 %
87.5 %≈ 74′Tension75 %70 %18 %25 %
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97.5 %≈ 82′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

Shiri Appleby

Amy Miller

Kate Burton

Carla Cronin

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Peter Hermann

ER Doctor

Dan Hedaya

Coach Simkins

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Nick Sandow

Detective John Zabel

Phyllis Somerville

Aunt Gretchen Christopher

JD
James DeBello

Christopher Dante

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Patricia Rae

Jake's Nurse

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Kia Goodwin

Rene

Michael Higgins

Mr. Tillman

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Pamela Isaacs

Mrs. Egan

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Tom Cappadona

Janitor

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Ken Triwush

Big Man

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John Knox

ER Guard

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Amy Mapother

Petite Nurse

Details

Written by
Charles F. Bohl, Phillip Schneider
Type
Movies
Released
2002
Runtime
84 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.1 · 22,438 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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