The Lifeguard

This Summer Growing Up is Optional

5.420131h 38m

Released

Drama

Comedy

Romance

Overview

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.

StatusReleased

Release Date2013-08-30

Runtime1h 38m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited States of America

Keywords

Videos

1 total

Trailer

The Lifeguard Official Trailer #1 (2013) - Kristen Bell Movie HD

Stream

Amazon Prime Video

fuboTV

Amazon Prime Video with Ads

Buy

Amazon Video

Rent

Amazon Video

US data via JustWatch

Cast & Crew

Kristen Bell

as Leigh

Mamie Gummer

as Mel

Martin Starr

as Todd

Joshua Harto

as John

Alex Shaffer

as Matt

David Lambert

as Little Jason

Amy Madigan

as Justine

Adam LeFevre

as Hans

John Finn

as Big Jason

Paulie Litt

as Lumpy

Reviews

Wuchak

Nov 11, 2019

8/10

***A successful-yet- disheartened adult goes back home to refresh, but momentarily forgets she’s an adult*** An overachieving 29 year-old reporter in New York City (Kristen Bell) experiences burnout and so flees to her hometown in Connecticut where she gets her old lifeguard job back at the local pool. She reunites with old friends as well as es…

Full review