Fish Tank

2009

Action / Drama

37
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 91% · 152 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 79% · 10K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.3/10 10 66806 66.8K

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Plot 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.

Director

Andrea Arnold Photo
Andrea Arnold

Top cast

Michael Fassbender Photo
Michael Fassbender as Conor
Harry Treadaway Photo
Harry Treadaway as Billy
Kierston Wareing Photo
Kierston Wareing as Joanne
Katie Jarvis Photo
Katie Jarvis as Mia
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967.05 MB
1280*964
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
2 hr 3 min
Seeds 6
1.9 GB
1424*1072
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
2 hr 3 min
Seeds 35

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by C-Younkin 7 / 10

Take a fishing trip

Andrea Arnold's "Fish Tank" was a big hit in Britain and at Cannes and now tries its hand at America, who will probably nickname it "White Precious." Anchored by a star-making performance from Kate Jarvis, Arnold's film is more grit and zero melodrama, a step-up from the weepy style of "Precious." Jarvis plays Mia, a teenager living in the ghetto where kids expect to follow in the option-less footsteps of their parents. Her little sister (Rebecca Griffiths) is already smoking and emulating skanks on MTV and mom (Kierston Wareing) is a drunk throwing parties with very sketchy friends. Mia has a dream of becoming a dancer and she finds encouragement from mom's new boyfriend, Connor (Michael Fassbender), a hunky security guard who seems like a nice guy but is, at times, "too friendly." It's familiar other-side-of-the tracks territory but it doesn't spend time wallowing in misfortune. Arnold's film is harsh, and with its use of language (the C and F words are used a lot), dead-end scenery, breathless sexual and violent encounters, and Jarvis' award-worthy portrayal, it's nothing short of compelling. It's a brave performance, a rough-fighter exterior masking youthful vulnerabilities. Fassbender also impresses as a charming/shady character that you're never quite sure has a sexual or fatherly preference toward Mia. It all comes down to a predictable yet scary ending where neglect turns dangerous.
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Reviewed by Chirpy_Chaffinch 8 / 10

Bleak and Harsh

At first I wasn't sure what to make of this movie. Having watched "Red Road" by Andrea Arnold, I needed to watch Fishtank. It wasn't quite as good as Red Road but somehow it had something that mesmerised me. The movie tells of a 15 year old girl living in a rather socially deprived area of Britain who is passionate about dancing. Her mother is a drunk and brings home a new boyfriend one day.

Right from the start there are scenes that are hard to take. These scenes felt quite real for me, maybe thanks to the Director or the acting. There is not much of a storyline other than that the girl gets involved with her mother's boyfriend and everything gets even worse after that.

I thought that Michael Fassbender's performance was brilliant. He seems to be star in the making.

This movie makes difficult watching because of the harshness of the lives that are depicted here.

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