Poolman
Seen it?2024 | 100 min | Mystery, Comedy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 22% on Rotten Tomatoes, a box office loss and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Light and funny, tense.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
Darren Barrenman, an unwavering optimist and native Angeleno, spends his days looking after the pool of the Tahitian Tiki apartment block and fighting to make his hometown a better place to live.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
22% on Rotten Tomatoes, 29 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$162K worldwide on a $10 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 74K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Chris Pine
- Chris PineDarren Barrenman
- Annette BeningDiane Espilnade
- Danny DeVitoJack Denisoff
- DeWanda WiseJune Del Rey
- Jennifer Jason LeighSusan Kerkovish
- Stephen TobolowskyStephen Toronkowski / Blanche
- Clancy BrownTheodore Hollandaise
- John OrtizWayne / Dirk Pfumpter
- Ray WiseWilliam Van Patterson
- Juliet MillsMrs. Patterson