The Swimmer

This much admired cult classic stars Burt Lancaster as Ned Merrill, who confronts his destiny by swimming home, pool by pool, through the suburban nightmare of upper-class East Coast society. Along the way he meets a host of women from his past, faces humiliation, embarrassment and steamy encounters, before arriving home with a startling revelation. Studio bosses felt that the movie was too confused, and brought in director Sydney Pollack to tighten the narrative.