Fish Tank
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Fish Tank

2009Movie2 h 3 minNR1 award

Drama
80
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.3Letterboxd3.8/5Metacritic817.3Rotten Tomatoes91%79%
80
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.3Letterboxd3.8/5Metacritic817.3Rotten Tomatoes91%79%

Summary

Fifteen-year-old Mia is in a constant state of war with her family and the world around her. When she meets her party-girl mother’s charming new boyfriend Connor, she is amazed to find he returns her attention, and believes he might help her start to make sense of her life.

Good for

  • Friends night
  • Thought-provoking
  • Adults

Skip it if

  • You need an uplifting mood

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Fingerprint

  • Feels like real life.
  • Weighs on you.
  • Hits close to home.
  • Breaks your heart.

Not for warmth, laughs or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

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Tropes

Face Framed in Shadowin 390 titlesThis is also how Mia's face is framed in the scene in the nightclub, when she realizes that the dancer job she is auditioning for is to be an exotic dancer.Sucks at Dancingin 67 titlesAt the beginning of the film, Mia is observing Keeley and her new friend group doing a dance to the Cassie song "Me & U" in front of a group of appreciative neighborhood boys.All 37 tropes

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