Fish Tank

Movie

2009

2h 3m

English

Drama

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Fish Tank

Movie

2009

2h 3m

English

Drama

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Mia is a rebellious teenager on the verge of being kicked out of school. Her hard-partying mother, Joanne, neglects Mia's welfare in favor of her own, and her younger sister hangs out with a much older crowd. Sparks fly between Mia and Connor, Joanne's new boyfriend, and he encourages Mia to pursue her interest in dance. As the boundaries of the relationships become blurred, Mia and Joanne compete for Connor's affection.

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Cast

Mia Williams

Connor O'Reily

Joanne Williams

Tyler Williams

Billy

Billy's Brother

Billy's Brother

Kelly

Keeley

Keeleys Dad

Keira

Tyler's Friend

Tyler's Friend

Tall Dancing Girl

Dancing Girl

Dancing Girl

Dancing Girl

Shouting Man

Van Man

Club Man

Club Woman

Club DJ

Podium Girl

Audition Girl

Audition Girl

Directed By: Andrea Arnold

Written By: Andrea Arnold

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CatyAlexandre says...

11 years ago

Mia is a 15 year old girl that has the dream of becoming a dancer. She lives in a complicated neighborhood in London with her mother and her little sister. Mia is angry with the world, her mother constantly likes to remember her that she doesn't care about her, she doesn't go to school, she doesn't have many friends, she is always looking for some trouble. Mia is a lost girl in the world looking for some safety and happiness in her life. I didn't know anything about this film's story before I watched it but I wanted to check it because Michael Fassbender was in it and he always provide us great performances and this was another great one. Katie Jarvis, who plays Mia, had a wonderful and intense performance and all of the other performances are very believable as well. I would like to mention the little girl who plays Mia's sister, she was great! Fish Tank is not the usual teenage drama that we are used to. Instead of that, it really can show us the reality of the troubled and complicated life of many teenagers living in the same conditions as Mia.

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klti says...

11 years ago

It may start out as your average lower class drama, but it turns into something special after a while. It may be uncomfortable to watch at times, but it makes this a very intense movie.

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flavio_x says...

13 years ago

Very good movie!

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buddhalou says...

9 months ago

So, this film was pretty obviously more than a little inspired by 1961's A Taste of Honey. Not necessarily a bad thing, but it's close enough in some aspects that I'm surprised I haven't seen any acknowledgement of it beyond comparisons on a thematic or surface level.

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CinemaSerf

3 weeks ago

Kate Jarvis is on great form here as the vulnerably odious "Mia". Living with her mother and sister, she is unruly and uncaring. Nobody cares about her and she cheerfully reciprocates. That is, however, until her mum (Kierston Wareing) brings home a hot new boyfriend. "Connor" (Michael Fassbender) h More

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