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CrimeThriller Bangkok 2003 · Best Feature Editor's Pick

Swimming Pool Review (2003) — 73% Celluloid Score

Directed by François Ozon · 2003 ·

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Answer Summary: Is Swimming Pool worth watching?

Swimming Pool (2003) earns a 73% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics (84%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (72%).

Quick Verdict: What is the Celluloid Score for Swimming Pool?

Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.

73%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Five-source breakdown

84% Critic Score
72% Audience
70 Metascore
★★★½☆ Letterboxd 3.5
6.7 IMDb /10
Runtime
1h 42m
Cast
Charlotte Rampling , Ludivine Sagnier , Charles Dance , Marc Fayolle , Jean-Marie Lamour , Mireille Mossé , Michel Fau , Jean-Claude Lecas , Émilie Gavois-Kahn , Erarde Forestali

Where to watch in the United States

Not yet streaming in the United States — check local listings.

Why this score?

  • Majority of critics rated it fresh (84%).
  • General viewers mostly liked it (72%).
  • Metascore is generally favorable (70/100).
  • Celluloid Score 73% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.

Best for

  • Short runtime — easy weeknight watch
  • Critics' darlings — stronger with reviewers than general viewers

Not ideal for

  • Viewers who only watch top-tier, 90%+ rated films

Scores reflect data indexed at build time. Component sources are shown on this page; Celluloid Score is our composite, not a third-party trademark. Scoring policy

Is Swimming Pool worth watching?

Yes — Swimming Pool earns a 73% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

Critics Consensus

François Ozon’s sunlit psychological thriller took Best Feature at the inaugural 2003 World Film Festival of Bangkok — still a sharp entry point to the fest’s early competitive slate.

Celluloid Critics Consensus

Critics (84%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (72%).

What is Swimming Pool about?

A British crime novelist travels to her publisher's upmarket summer house in Southern France to seek solitude in order to work on her next book. However, the unexpected arrival of the publisher's daughter induces complications and a subsequent crime.

Critic Reviews

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Swimming Pool (2003) Review

François Ozon's Swimming Pool (2003) remains a defining Crime landmark from France, with scores that still shape how audiences discover the title.

Strongly recommended — holds up for new and returning viewers.

Marcus Webb Horror & Genre Critic

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