Directed by:
Denzel WashingtonScreenplay:
Antwone FisherCinematography:
Philippe RousselotComposer:
Mychael DannaCast:
Derek Luke, Denzel Washington, Joy Bryant, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Kevin Connolly, Sung Kang, Ellis Williams, De'Angelo Wilson, Viola Davis (more)VOD (3)
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Based on a true story, a biographical drama centering upon Antwone "Fish" Fisher who--once a Sony Pictures security guard--eventually gained fame as an acclaimed writer and a Hollywood producer. In the earlier part of his life, he was a sailor prone to violent outbursts. On the verge of being kicked out of the Navy for repeated fighting, he is sent to a naval psychiatrist for help. Refusing at first to open up, the young man eventually breaks down and reveals a horrific childhood rife with abuse. With the help of a Navy psychiatrist, he turns his life around and decides to embark on a search to find the family that abandoned him as a baby. Through the guidance of his doctor, he confronts his painful past and begins a quest to find the family he never knew. In the course of that search, his life changes dramatically. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Derek Luke
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Salli Richardson-Whitfield
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Kevin Connolly
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Ellis Williams
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Malcolm David Kelley
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Novella Nelson
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