IMDb 5.8 2021 HD

Streamline

Streamline

2021
Drama
86 min NR Australia
6.7 / 10
5.8 IMDB

A prodigious 15-year-old swimmer with the world at his feet self-destructs after his father is released from prison. Inside of the pool, he lives a life of rigorous…

Personnel // Cast & Crew

Director Tyson Wade Johnston
Starring
Jason Isaacs / Levi Miller / Laura Gordon / Jake Ryan / Hunter Page-Lochard / CJ. Bloomfield / Steve Bastoni / Robert Morgan

How Viewers Describe This Film

Common themes and sentiments

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Reviews

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Sophia Chen
Mar 31, 2026
3.5 / 5
3.5

'Streamline' offers a poignant, if at times challenging, look at the life of a teenage swimming prodigy. Levi Miller is excellent, embodying the intense focus required for his sport and the profound emptiness he experiences off the deck.…

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Oliver Finch
Mar 31, 2026
4.5 / 5
4.5

A truly arresting piece of filmmaking, 'Streamline' is a masterclass in understated drama. Levi Miller gives a breakout performance as a swimmer whose prodigious talent masks a deep vulnerability, amplified by his father's return. The film’s direction crafts…

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Genevieve Dubois
Mar 31, 2026
3.0 / 5
3.0

This is a film less about the splash and more about the quiet drowning. 'Streamline' follows a gifted young swimmer whose personal life unravels following his father's prison release. Levi Miller shoulders the emotional weight admirably, conveying a…

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Marcus Bellweather
Mar 31, 2026
4.0 / 5
4.0

'Streamline' is a potent study of youthful potential fractured by circumstance. Levi Miller is captivating as the swimmer whose world collapses when his father re-enters his life. The film’s strength lies in its unflinching portrayal of perfectionism bordering…

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Eleanor Vance
Mar 31, 2026
3.5 / 5
3.5

A taut, character-driven drama, 'Streamline' plunges into the isolating world of a teenage swimming phenom. Levi Miller delivers a compelling performance as a boy whose life outside the pool is as barren as his dedication within it is…

FAQs

The release of the protagonist's father from prison is presented as the catalyst for the swimmer's self-destruction. This suggests a significant, likely negative, impact on the young athlete's life and mental state. The film explores how this familial event disrupts his carefully constructed world, leading to internal conflict and a breakdown of his previously ordered existence outside the pool.