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Pools
Directed by
Sam Hayes
2025
1h 39m
Comedy
,
Drama
5.7
81%
6.1
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In the midst of her whole life falling apart, Kennedy attempts to somehow reconnect with her dead father, searching for permission to live her own life within a wild pool-hopping escape through the elaborate estates of her college town.
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Cast of Pools
Odessa A'zion
Kennedy
Ariel Winter
Delaney
Mason Gooding
Reed
Michael Vlamis
Michael
Francesca Noel
Shane
Tyler Alvarez
Blake
Suzanne Cryer
Miss Lewis
Raymond Fox
Dale
Lucinda Johnston
Suzy
Joe Angelo Menconi
Johnny the Roommate
Kyle Anderson
Kevin the Roommate
Israel Idonije
Izzy the Homeowner
Stan Adams
Bossman
Miguel Nunez
Professor
Sarah Wisterman
Bartender
Spencer Waldner
Lawn Mower Man
Sam Hayes
Director / Writer
Jack Heston
Producer
Mike D. Ware
Producer
Adonis Tountas
Producer
Pools Ratings & Reviews
B-Sides & Badlands
Bee Delores
Even if you've never felt Kennedy's kind of pain, you can live vicariously through A'zion and feel every ounce of that misery dripping on your forehead like some twisted game of water torture.
About Boulder
Tim Brennan
Pools is the feature directorial debut of Sam Hayes, and he does a hell of a lot more right than wrong with his filmmaking. He's got a great sense of pacing, and even the more reflective scenes never bog down the film.
The Treatment (Substack)
Charlotte Simmons
I would find the world far more preferable if stories were only ever expected to exist in the parameters they create for themselves exclusively. It seemed to work for Kennedy; just saying.
48 Hills
Dennis Harvey
Hayes has made the kind of slick, flashy film that instantly qualifies him for bigger-budgeted projects, but despite the decent efforts of the cast, I didn't find a moment of sincere emotion here.
HollywoodChicago.com
Patrick McDonald
Sam Hayes' debut is a fresh spin on the "graduate" angst of what should we do with our lives, spotlighting not-knowing-what-we're-looking-for while featuring Odessa A'zion as the rep seeker, combining grief, pathos and runaway fun. W/Sam Hayes interview.
Film Threat
Jason Delgado
We've seen coming-of-age dramas many times over, so Pools is not revolutionary in that sense, but the blending of genres and the top-of-the-line young cast are what make this film special.
MovieJawn
Sankeerthna Vedamtam
The best parts of this film are these long sequences of the group actually swimming around talking, totally at ease inside the various pools. Kennedy, especially, seems to enter another dimension when she passes through the water.
Digital Mafia Talkies
Srijoni Rudra
It's fun, it's vibrant, and it's quintessentially summer, all wrapped up in a blanket of nostalgia.
Kicking the Seat
Ian Simmons
Don't dive into Pools looking for originality, personality, or (heaven forbid) profundity. You'll crack your head on dry cement.
RogerEbert.com
Robert Daniels
Vibrant, silly, and unwaveringly vulnerable, 'Pools' is an invigorating party movie whose non-stop reverie uplifts its protagonist's downcast spirit.
Cinemalogue
Todd Jorgenson
Despite an overreliance on surface quirks and mischief, the film finds heartfelt sincerity in its quieter, contemplative moments that keep it from dwelling in the shallow end.
We Live Entertainment
Aaron Neuwirth
It's never a bad sign when the results still allow for what feels like an original voice coming through. It doesn't hurt that this movie is quite funny and lives on the eccentric personalities of the cast.
Mark Reviews Movies
Mark Dujsik
Writer/director Sam Hayes' debut feature aims at some insight into ... [its protagonist], but the story's relaxed nature and focus on other characters get in the way of that.
New York Times
Brandon Yu
Rather than considering where or if there's a heart to this specific film, Hayes seems more preoccupied with capturing the vague vibe of a certain kind of indie teen movie, one in which life gets real, but there's nothing like being young, wild and free.
Blu-ray.com
Brian Orndorf
"Pools" isn't profound, but it sustains interest in emotional lives and strange encounters, and Hayes mostly keeps the picture moving as he looks to depict the frustration of a person who feels trapped in their own life.
MacGuffin or Meaning (Substack)
Alise Chaffins
the deeper you dive into this film, beyond the booze-soaked shenanigans, you will find a thoughtful exploration of identity in a way that will stop you in your tracks and make you rethink some of your ideas about what living a productive life looks like.
Loud and Clear Reviews
Sebastian Zavala Kahn
Pools, much like its complicated protagonist, ends up being much more than what one could've initially expected.
Beyond the Cinerama Dome
Tina Kakadelis
Pools is refreshing and alive, and evokes the feeling of diving into the deep end of a swimming pool in the dog days of summer.
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