Swimming With Sharks

1994, Comedy/Drama, 1h 33m

38 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings

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Swimming With Sharks is a smart, merciless Hollywood satire that's darkly hilarious and observant, thanks to Kevin Spacey's performance as ruthless studio mogul Buddy Ackerman. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

Guy (Frank Whaley) is a young film executive who's willing to do whatever it takes to make it in Hollywood. He begins working for famed producer Buddy Ackerman (Kevin Spacey), a domineering, manipulative, coldhearted boss. When Guy also finds out that his cynical girlfriend, Dawn (Michelle Forbes), has been using sex as a career move, he reaches his limit. Guy decides to exact revenge on Buddy by kidnapping him and subjecting him to cruel and unusual punishment.

Rating:

R
Genre:

Comedy, Drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

George Huang
Writer:

George Huang
Release Date (Streaming):

Jun 7, 2005
Box Office (Gross USA):

$34.7K
Runtime:

1h 33m