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Fish Tank

  • 20092009
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 3m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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Katie Jarvis in Fish Tank (2009)
Everything changes for 15yr old Mia when her mum brings home a new boyfriend.
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Everything changes for 15-year-old Mia when her mum brings home a new boyfriend.Everything changes for 15-year-old Mia when her mum brings home a new boyfriend.Everything changes for 15-year-old Mia when her mum brings home a new boyfriend.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
62K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,471
495
  • Director
    • Andrea Arnold
  • Writer
    • Andrea Arnold
  • Stars
    • Katie Jarvis
    • Michael Fassbender
    • Kierston Wareing
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  • Director
    • Andrea Arnold
  • Writer
    • Andrea Arnold
  • Stars
    • Katie Jarvis
    • Michael Fassbender
    • Kierston Wareing
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 140User reviews
    • 177Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 21 wins & 29 nominations total

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    Top cast

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    Katie Jarvis
    Katie Jarvis
    • Miaas Mia
    Michael Fassbender
    Michael Fassbender
    • Connoras Connor
    Kierston Wareing
    Kierston Wareing
    • Joanneas Joanne
    Rebecca Griffiths
    • Tyleras Tyler
    Carrie-Ann Savill
    • Tyler's Friendas Tyler's Friend
    Toyin Ogidi
    • Tyler's Friendas Tyler's Friend
    Grant Wild
    • Keeley's Dadas Keeley's Dad
    Sarah Bayes
    • Keeleyas Keeley
    Charlotte Collins
    • Tall Dancing Girlas Tall Dancing Girl
    Kirsty Smith
    • Dancing Girlas Dancing Girl
    Chelsea Chase
    • Dancing Girlas Dancing Girl
    Brooke Hobby
    • Dancing Girlas Dancing Girl
    Harry Treadaway
    Harry Treadaway
    • Billyas Billy
    Syrus
    • Tennents the Dogas Tennents the Dog
    Alan Francis
    • Free Runneras Free Runner
    Ben Francis
    • Free Runneras Free Runner
    Jack Gordon
    • Billy's Brotheras Billy's Brother
    Jason Maza
    Jason Maza
    • Billy's Brotheras Billy's Brother
    • Director
      • Andrea Arnold
    • Writer
      • Andrea Arnold
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Katie Jarvis, who plays Mia, had never acted before this film. A casting director spotted her having a fight with her boyfriend at a train station and offered her the role.
    • Goofs
      When Mia takes the alcohol bottle from the woman at one of the parties, it is almost empty. Later, Mia is seen drinking from the bottle in her mother's bedroom and the bottle is half full.
    • Quotes

      Tyler: [buries face in Mia's abdomen] I hate you!

      Mia: [tenderly] I hate you, too.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Daybreakers/Leap Year/Youth in Revolt (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Me & U
      Performed by Cassie Ventura (as Cassie) featuring Sean 'Diddy' Combs (as Diddy) & Yung Joc

      Written by Ryan Leslie

      Published by Aspen Songs

      Administered by Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd

      Licensed courtesy of Warner Music UK Ltd

    User reviews140

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    A step beyond the kitchen sink
    As an American who used to be a fan of British "kitchen sink" drama I can say this film not only eclipsed those films, it eclipsed that whole genre, which was about poverty-stricken males who vented their rage against whoever crossed their path, usually females. "Fish Tank" turns all that inside out. This is "grrrrrl" kitchen sink.

    Katie Jarvis cannot get enough kudos for her performance as a teenager called Mia. She's angry at the world. She fits in nowhere. Her mother is an advanced-age party animal who resents Mia for reminding her she's a mom.

    Mia's poor. In the U.S., she would live in the projects. Here, it's called council flats.

    The plot is fairly simple ... at first. Mia falls in love with her mother's studly boyfriend. He knows she lusts after him. She knows ... The movie is not really about the outcome of these lustful/familial issues as it is about how Mia will overcome/survive them. The movie goes in unpredictable directions.

    One wonderful observation about this film is the economy of scenes. Every scene counts. An American version would have included at least one music video. Here, no BS. Every scene counts.

    And the movie is about survival. Kids can survive bad backgrounds. We root for Mia all the way to the end.

    Mike Leigh and Ken Loach, say hi to Andrea Arnold.
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    • dave-sturm
    • Feb 5, 2010

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 11, 2009 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • Netherlands
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • BBC Films (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Câu Chuyện Về Mia
    • Filming locations
      • Barking, London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • BBC Films
      • UK Film Council
      • Limelight Communication
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $374,675
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $25,854
      • Jan 17, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,404,300
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 3 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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