Leigh, feeling unfulfilled, quits her reporter job in New York and returns to the place she last felt happy: her childhood home in Connecticut. She takes a job as a lifeguard, regresses into adolescent behavior, and begins a dangerous relationship with a troubled teenager, leading to consequences for everyone involved.
Not for laughs, scares or warmth.
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GoodWatch score 74August 30, 2013 · 1 h 38 min · R
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In the United States, The Lifeguard streams on Prime and fuboTV, and it is free with ads on Plex, The Roku, The CW, Pluto TV, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Fawesome, and Amazon MX Player. It also streams in 4 other countries.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 37 (IMDb 5.6, Rotten Tomatoes 16%, and Metacritic 34). Audiences rate it higher (49 out of 100) than critics (25).
Not much for a comedy: the title analysis gives its humor 1 of 4.
Yes: romance is 7 of 10, and the viewing guide lists it for date night.
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