The Lifeguard

Theatrical - Limited 2013-08-30

Cast Kristen Bell Mamie Gummer Martin Starr Amy Madigan
Directed by Liz W. Garcia
Written by Liz W. Garcia

Genres: Comedy Drama

JoBlo's Rating

3/10

Synopsis

A former valedictorian quits her reporter job in New York and returns to the place she last felt happy: her childhood home in Connecticut. She gets work as a lifeguard and starts a dangerous relationship with a troubled teenager.

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Review: The Lifeguard

Posted 13 years ago

Previously reviewed as part of JoBlo.com’s Sundance 2013 coverage. PLOT: Leigh (Kristen Bell) is an NYC journalist going through a crisis. She abandons her job, and heads back to her hometown, where she moves in with her parents (Amy Madigan...

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Review: The Lifeguard

Previously reviewed as part of JoBlo.com’s Sundance 2013 coverage. PLOT: Leigh (Kristen Bell) is an NYC journalist going through a crisis. She abandons her job, and heads back to her hometown, where she moves in with her parents (Amy Madigan...

Posted 13 years ago

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New trailers for Kristen Bell’s The Lifeguard and January Jones’ Sweetwater

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A pair of new trailers have arrived for two films with female leads that couldn’t be more different. One is a Sundance indie drama with Kristen Bell and the other is a DJANGO UNCHAINED inspired pulp western featuring MAD MEN’s...

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