The read
Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Leigh, feeling unfulfilled, quits her reporter job in New York and returns to the place she last felt happy: her childhood home in Connecticut. She takes a job as a lifeguard, regresses into adolescent behavior, and begins a dangerous relationship with a troubled teenager, leading to consequences for everyone involved.
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes16%
Metacritic34/100
Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do.
306 audience votes
Key crew
- Liz W. GarciaDirector
- Liz W. GarciaWriter
- Fred AvrilOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Kristen BellLeigh
- Mamie GummerMel
- Martin StarrTodd
- Joshua HartoJohn
- Alex ShafferMatt
- David LambertLittle Jason
- Amy MadiganJustine
- Adam LeFevreHans
- John FinnBig Jason
- Paulie LittLumpy
- Sendhil RamamurthyRaj
- Carlos VelazquezMarco
Stills
Themes
new york citysuicidehomeswimming poolmarijuanareporterrelationshipchildhoodlifeguardvaledictorianwoman director