A Bigger Splash
2015 · Movie · R · 125 min · ★ 6.2 · 82% critics
An American couple on vacation in Italy are enjoying their time until a former lover and his teenage daughter arrive, throwing relationships off balance. Jealousy and escalating tensions quickly create increasingly dangerous, uncomfortable situations during their stay.
Based on La Piscine
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-11-26
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Critic score
- 82/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (854 votes)
About
If you enjoy tense, adult soap-drama energy in stunning Italian settings, you may like A Bigger Splash; Not for you if you want a straightforward plot, fast pacing, or you prefer less uncomfortable sexual scenarios, especially if you disliked Eros or Lady Chatterley.
Pros: beautiful Italian scenery; powerful performances; punchy dialogue | Cons: weak or unclear story; slow pacing; uncomfortable content
Themes
- fish
- rock star
- italy
- vacation
- rock concert
Cast & crew
Tilda Swinton
as Marianne Lane
Matthias Schoenaerts
as Paul De Smedt
Ralph Fiennes
as Harry Hawkes
Dakota Johnson
as Penelope Lanier
Corrado Guzzanti
as Maresciallo
- AF
Alessandro Ferrara
as Carabiniere 1
- DM
David Maddalena
as Carabiniere 2
- SG
Salvatore Gabriele
as Mayor
- LB
Livio Franco Blandino
as Restaurant Owner
Aurore Clément
as Mireille
Directed by Luca Guadagnino