Swimming Upstream

2003

Action / Biography / Drama / Sport

Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 80% · 37 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 80% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 3615 3.6K

sports olympic games abusive father biography dysfunctional family alcoholism

Plot summary

A young man aspiring for recognition of his talents battles against his estranged father's sentiment towards him as the father deals with his own demons.

Director

Russell Mulcahy Photo
Russell Mulcahy

Top cast

Prince Philip Photo
Prince Philip as Self
Jesse Spencer Photo
Jesse Spencer as Tony Fingleton
David Hoflin Photo
David Hoflin as Harold Fingleton Jr.
Geoffrey Rush Photo
Geoffrey Rush as Harold Fingleton
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896.26 MB
1280*692
English 2.0
NR
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24 fps
1 hr 37 min
Seeds 1
1.8 GB
1920*1038
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 37 min
Seeds 2

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by agentk 8 / 10

A fine opening night film!

Just saw this film on its USA premiere at the Stony Brook Film Festival opening night. A packed house and an excellent Q+A session made this moving film a perfect choice to start the festival.As previously stated, the casting was perfect with the distressed family members being portrayed in believable and engrossing ways. Both Rush and Davis deliver wonderful portrayals. According to the author, who was on hand for the opening, Geoffrey Rush did an eerily accurate job in his role as Tony Fingleton's father. All in all, an excellent film that should be distributed more widely than it currently is.
Reviewed by zagorskis 8 / 10

Hard to like

This well acted true story drama is a difficult movie and wont be particularly popular. I gave it an 8 out of 10 although I've got to say I didn't like it so much as appreciate it. The test of a good drama for me is whether you talk about it and question aspects of it after its over. This certainly had me and my wife talking, mainly about the relationships issues that it generates (particularly those between parents and their kids). I won't be recommending this to every friend, but for those that I know that appreciate a movie that makes you think, it gets my vote of confidence. My final comment regards Tony Fingleton himself. If you are out there reading this Tony, all I can say is that I wish you and your family in New York every happiness and success. Nobody should have to experience the kind of torment brought upon you by your father.
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