Swimming Upstream poster
Movie

Swimming Upstream

2003·1h 54m·PG-13
DramaBiographySport
IMDb Rating
★ 7.0/10
3,637 votes
Metascore
58
Metacritic

The inspirational life story of Australian swimmer Tony Fingleton.

Swimming Upstream is a 2003 drama biography movie directed by Russell Mulcahy, starring Judy Davis, Geoffrey Rush, Jesse Spencer. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.0/10 from 3,637 votes and runs 1h 54m.

▶ Trailer👁 Watch➕ Add to Queue⭐ Rate
Actions open in the full BullseyeFlix app and jump to the exact feature.
🎬 Open in BullseyeFlix
Full details · Watch links · Similar movies
Director
Russell Mulcahy
Stars
Judy Davis
Geoffrey Rush
Jesse Spencer
Tim Draxl
Details
2003-02-27
114 min
Movie
PG-13
★ Australia, United States
★ English, Latin
Keywords
pillscompetitionsubjective camerascrapbookmelbourne australiaanguishscoldingswim meetpianotv newswife abusechampionshipsuicide attemptpresscricket the sporthuggingsongsingingwatching tvslamming piano lid on fingerstaxivideo cameraaustraliaswimmerreference to william shakespeareairportmother daughter relationshippajamasunemploymentbrawlchampionman wears a swimsuitabuseswimmingpierwhat happened to epilogueswimming coachwharfcameratrophybullyviolencesleeping pillsabusive fatherbinocularsstrikeperth australiaunderwater scenereference to esther williamsbeefcakepolicereference to shakespeare's hamletspectator1964 tokyo summer olympicsolympic hopefulsissyharborautographdysfunctional familyradiolittle girlpianiststomach pumpedalcoholic fatherairlinerunderwearrainbloody nosereference to john f. kennedysplit screenfavoritismstarter pistolsydney australiaswim raceharvardtearsregretthe olympic gamesrock 'n' rolltrainingman wrapped in a towelbare chested maleswimming sportswimming poolfather daughter relationshiptime watchphotographernewspaper clippingfistfightnewsreel footagesoccersummer olympicsmounted policeharvard universitypolice officerpriestlittle boywedding anniversaryvoice over narrationpoliceman