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Sink or Swim
MEANRANK
70/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2339
- IMDb #2544
- Letterboxd #1839
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1993
- Kinopoisk #1695
- AlloCiné #1104
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- Trakt #2218
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Lowest is Metacritic critics on 47, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 81.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A group of middle-aged, disillusioned men, feeling overlooked in their personal and professional lives, decide to form a synchronized swimming team. Despite their lack of experience, athleticism, or flexibility, they train together under the guidance of a former champion. Their unlikely endeavor becomes a journey of camaraderie and self-discovery as they prepare for a national competition.
Details
- Director
- Gilles Lellouche
- Writers
- Ahmed Hamidi, Gilles Lellouche, Julien Lambroschini
- Released
- 24 October 2018
- Country
- France, Belgium
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Awards
- 0 wins, 11 nominations
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Awards & nominations
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| 32nd European Film Awards 2019 | Best European Film | Guillaume Canet | Nominee |
| 32nd European Film Awards 2019 | Best European Film | Mathieu Amalric | Nominee |
| 32nd European Film Awards 2019 | Best European Film | Marina Foïs | Nominee |
| 32nd European Film Awards 2019 | Best European Film | Gilles Lellouche | Nominee |
| 32nd European Film Awards 2019 | Best European Film | Jean-Hugues Anglade | Nominee |
| 32nd European Film Awards 2019 | Best European Film | Benoît Poelvoorde | Nominee |
| 32nd European Film Awards 2019 | Best European Film | Philippe Katerine | Nominee |
| 32nd European Film Awards 2019 | Best European Film | Leïla Bekhti | Nominee |
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11 awards — Sink or Swim
×| Best European Film | Guillaume Canet | Nominee |
| Best European Film | Mathieu Amalric | Nominee |
| Best European Film | Marina Foïs | Nominee |
| Best European Film | Gilles Lellouche | Nominee |
| Best European Film | Jean-Hugues Anglade | Nominee |
| Best European Film | Benoît Poelvoorde | Nominee |
| Best European Film | Philippe Katerine | Nominee |
| Best European Film | Leïla Bekhti | Nominee |
| Best European Film | Ahmed Hamidi | Nominee |
| Best European Film | Virginie Efira | Nominee |
| Best European Film | Julien Lambroschini | Nominee |