The Annihilation of Fish

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The Annihilation of Fish

R

2001

1h 48m

Comedy

Drama

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A woman (Lynn Redgrave) who believes a dead composer is in love with her falls in love with a man (James Earl Jones) who constantly fights an imaginary man named Hank.

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Jake Cole

Slant Magazine

06/23/2025

The Annihilation of Fish is one of the tenderest films ever made about finding purpose and love long after one expects to do so.

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Michael Phillips

Chicago Tribune

03/21/2025

3/4

The movie’s a rom-com at heart, but there is no other one like it.

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Tim Grierson

Los Angeles Times

02/21/2025

A tale of two troubled souls who find each other, the movie has become an even stronger tribute to the people (not to mention the art) we so easily push aside.

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Noah Berlatsky

Splice Today

Nov 21

A broad, schmaltzy, and overly cutesy parable about the redemptive power of film, quirkiness, and love, not necessarily in that order.

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Anna Hoang

Boston Hassle

07/12/2025

4/5

It’s not an exaggeration to say that it feels like a dog-eat-dog world out there, which makes it certain that we need Fish and Poinsettia to show us what’s possible...but it’s also certain that in their own configured lives that they don’t need us at all.

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Fletcher Powell

KMUW - Wichita Public Radio

07/10/2025

There’s a lot in the film that isn’t meant to be taken literally, and if you insist on a literal reading of it, you may struggle with its strangeness and silliness. But metaphor exists for a reason...

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Henry D

@Henry_Domke Mar 31

So minor and odd and underproduced that I couldn't stay with it.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 07/07/2025

Successful in 1 hour and 48 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $70,200.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dubbed and subtitled in worldwide studios!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Alec B

@Alec97 06/05/2025

Jones and Redgrave are incredible and are probably the main reason this thoroughly bizzare romantic comedy succeeds.

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Lucas S

@RT69472438 04/03/2025

turns out i was the one who annihilated the fish and officer paul was the guy who hid the fish but foldly and pac man smelled them from far away so it was hard to win sisgh

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Robin

03/25/2025

One of the Best movies I’ve seen for a long time

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Jopan G

@RT79715055 03/08/2025

Kerenn habisss awww ayok nonton

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Synopsis

A woman (Lynn Redgrave) who believes a dead composer is in love with her falls in love with a man (James Earl Jones) who constantly fights an imaginary man named Hank.

Director: Charles Burnett
Producer: Paul M. Heller, William Fabrizio, John Remark, Eric Mitchell
Distributor: Regent Entertainment
Production Co: American Sterling Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 2, 2001, Limited
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Feb 14, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA): $70.2K
Runtime: 1h 48m