{"id":42309,"date":"2024-01-11T10:36:40","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T15:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=42309"},"modified":"2024-01-11T10:36:40","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T15:36:40","slug":"five-great-movies-featuring-pools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/11\/five-great-movies-featuring-pools\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Great Movies Featuring Pools"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Pools have almost always been interesting elements in films and television, from movies like \u201cSunset Boulevard,\u201d \u201cPoltergeist,\u201d and \u201cGremlins\u201d to famed TV shows like \u201cBreaking Bad.\u201d Since \u201cNight Swim,\u201d Bryce McGuire\u2019s horror tale centered on a swimming pool is currently in theaters, I thought I\u2019d list five great movies centered on or prominently featuring swimming pools. What are some of your favorites? What did you think of \u201cNight Swim<\/a>\u201d?<\/p>\n

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5. <\/strong>Swimming Pool (2003)
\n<\/strong>Fran\u00e7ois Ozon\u2019s erotic thriller stars Charlotte Rampling as the struggling author who is forced to put up with her raucous but enigmatic young roommate Julie, who interrupts her vacation one day. Played by the insanely sexy Ludivine Sagnier, the women form a love-hate relationship with Julie\u2019s swimming pool becoming the epicenter of her sexual escapades, taboo affairs, and tragic twists. \u201cSwimming Pool\u201d is as clever as it is erotic, and Sagnier oozes sex appeal.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>4. <\/strong>Sexy Beast (2000)
\n<\/strong>The pool in Jonathan Glazer\u2019s dark mob movie is not only just a place to relax but it\u2019s also the last thread between Ray Winstone\u2019s character Gal and his redemption. Ben Kingsley\u2019s character Don Logan is a force of evil nature who persuades his old nemesis to come out of retirement. After everything has gone sufficiently to hell, Gal and his cohorts succeed in murdering Logan and burying him at the bottom of their luxurious pool. It\u2019s a twisted ending to an underrated crime thriller.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>3.<\/strong> Let the Right One In (2008)
\n<\/strong>Tomas Alfredson\u2019s adaptation of the Swedish vampire novel has become one of the most notable vampire movies ever made, and that\u2019s thanks in part to its now iconic, mind blowing finale. After being tormented by violent bullies throughout the story young Oskar is confronted once again and forced to hold his breath underwater. From there we don\u2019t see what happens up top, but we know vampire Eli strikes back in what we can only imagine is an absolutely blood soaked, gory, incomprehensible act of comeuppance. It\u2019s a genius climax.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>2. <\/strong>It Follows (2014)
\n<\/strong>The indie darling of 2014, David Robert Mitchell\u2019s coming of age horror film places a ton of emphasis on pools, with the pool representing purity and innocence. It\u2019s often seen as a place of escape for main character Jay, and it ultimately becomes the undoing of the film\u2019s invisible monster that is ensnared in a giant pool, trapped, and apparently slayed by Jay and her friends. The pool is a key element throughout \u201cIt Follows\u201d and it\u2019s adds surprising suspense.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>1.<\/strong> Edge of Seventeen (2016)
\n<\/strong>The pool plays a big part in a major plot point involving the film\u2019s central protagonist Nadine as played by Hailee Steinfeld. As she struggles to come to terms with her brother dating her best friend, Nadine takes it upon to visit her friend Erwin for a swim in his pool. Knowing he has a terrible crush on her, she seduces him and ultimately teases him which then inspires Erwin to convey clear anger and annoyance. It\u2019s an interesting evolution in Nadine\u2019s coming to grips with change and how she realizes she should treat the people in her life better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pools have almost always been interesting elements in films and television, from movies like \u201cSunset Boulevard,\u201d \u201cPoltergeist,\u201d and \u201cGremlins\u201d to famed TV shows like \u201cBreaking Bad.\u201d Since \u201cNight Swim,\u201d Bryce McGuire\u2019s horror tale centered on a swimming pool is currently in theaters, I thought I\u2019d list five great movies centered on or prominently featuring swimming […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[219,302,328,367,477],"class_list":["post-42309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-list-junkies","tag-comedy","tag-drama","tag-erotic","tag-foreign","tag-horror"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42309"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42309\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42315,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42309\/revisions\/42315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}