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Quick Info

Rating

5.4/10

Release2013

Runtime1h 38m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

La Pistola

Attic Light Films

Movie

The Lifeguard

2013

1h 38m

5.4

Drama

Comedy

Romance

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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