Swimmers

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Cast

Tara Devon Gallagher
as Emma Tyler

Cherry Jones
as Julia

Robert Knott
as Will

Shawn Hatosy
as Clyde

Sarah Paulson
as Merrill

Michael Mosley
as Mike

Kate Goehring
as Shellie

Bodine Alexander
as Mike's Girl

Terry Alston
as Seafood Buyer

Jane Beard
as Receptionist

Jim Chance
as Retiree

Charles H. Clyburn
as Hayward

Don Harvey
as Russell

Irving Jacobs
as Mr. Brinkman

Sarah Stusek
as Bully Girl

Patrick Tovatt
as Sonny

Mary Ann Walsh
as Airport Patron

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Critic Reviews for Swimmers

Audience Reviews for Swimmers

• May 21, 2014

  In spite of some continuity issues and a story that seemed rushed and a bit disjointed, especially in the early going, I found myself drawn into this family portrait. The story is told from the viewpoint of a lonely eleven year-old girl who becomes friends with an older girl, played by Sarah Paulson. The young girl, Emma (Tara Devon Gallagher), is facing surgery on her ear to save her hearing, but her family is struggling financially and cannot afford the operation. As her family slowly disintegrates from the financial pressures, she finds refuge with Merrill, who can be very real and tender with Emma, but exhibits unstable characteristics with men closer to her own age. Not a lot of star power here (the only other name I recognized was Cherry Jones, who played Emma's mother), but the cast was quite believable as these small-town folk, just trying to live their lives of quiet desperation. I found it interesting to see Paulson in an early role.
  

  Mark A Super Reviewer
• Sep 22, 2008

  Fantastic and beautiful. Paulson was excellent in this role.
  Leigh R Super Reviewer

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