Pools (film)

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Directed bySam Hayes
Written bySam Hayes
Produced by
  • Sam Hayes
  • Jack Heston
  • Seth Savoy
  • Adonis Tountas
  • Mike D. Ware
Pools
Directed bySam Hayes
Written bySam Hayes
Produced by
  • Sam Hayes
  • Jack Heston
  • Seth Savoy
  • Adonis Tountas
  • Mike D. Ware
Starring
CinematographyBen Hardwicke
Edited byTucker Marolf
Music byCody Fry
Production
company
Paesanos Pictures
Distributed byCircle Collectives
Release dates
  • April 12, 2025 (2025-04-12) (TIFF)[1][2]
  • September 5, 2025 (2025-09-05) (United States)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$53,478[3][4]

Pools is a 2025 American coming of age film directed by Sam Hayes in his debut feature film.[5][6] The film stars Odessa A'zion, Ariel Winter, Tyler Alvarez, Michael Vlamis, Francesca Noel and Suzanne Cryer.[7] The film has received mixed reviews.[8][9]

Production

First titled Pools at Night, it was set in and filmed in the Green Bay Road Historic District, Lake Forest, Illinois.[10][11][12][13][14]

The narrator role and cardboard cutout began as Mike Ditka, later changed.[10]

The movies that most inspired this one are The Graduate, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and The Breakfast Club. Ladybird too.[10] - Sam Hayes

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