Girls Can't Swim

2002 | Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

Even though they grew up in opposite parts of France, Gwen and Lise are best friends and spend every summer vacation together on the Brittany coast where Gwen lives and Lise's family has a summer home. But this summer is different because Lise's family isn't going on vacation for reasons that she won't explain to Gwen. Sick of her parents bickering about money and missing her bosom buddy, Gwen finds a boyfriend and mingles with some horny out-of-townees. Now fifteen, she's discovered that summer can be fun even if Lise isn't there. Then suddenly, Lise shows up at Gwen's house uninvited to stay for a couple of weeks. The following days are filled with unexpected surprises, causing the girls to reevaluate the importance of their friendship and the nature of their teenage anxieties.

Scores

Overall Score
23.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
14.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
18.0%
Review Aggregate
54.7

Critic Consensus

73.3% Fresh • 30 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 73% of 30 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, coming of age, dark. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotcoming of agedarkcharacter-driventragicfunnyemotionalfamily-friendly

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Isild Le Besco2002$1,000$1,000(est)
Karen Alyx2002$0$1,000(est)
Pascale Bussières2002$0$1,000(est)
Pascal Elso2002$0$0(est)
Marie Rivière2002$0$0(est)
Yelda Reynaud2002$0$0(est)
Sandrine Blancke2002$0$0(est)
Julien Cottereau2002$0$0(est)
Dominique Lacarrière2002$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score71.0
RT critic review count34
Rotten Tomatoes audience score33.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating5.9
IMDb votes646

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2002$69,250$120,754
International2002N/AN/A
Worldwide2002$69,250$120,754

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2002$34,625$60,377
Digital Rentals ?2002$2,000$3,487
Digital Purchases ?2002N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2002$2,706,000$4,718,578
Physical Purchases ?2002$5,046,000$8,798,945
TV & Streaming Revenue2002$34,625$60,377
Total Revenues2002$7,823,250$13,641,765
Expenses
Budget ?2002$250,000 (est)$435,937 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2002$80,000 (est)$139,500 (est)
Participations2002$313,000$545,793
Residuals ?2002$566,000$986,961
Interest & Overhead2002$50,000$87,187
Total Expenses2002$1,259,000$2,195,377
Movie Net Profit or Loss2002$6,564,250$11,446,388

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