Fisherman's Friends

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Fisherman's Friends

PG-13

2019

1h 52m

Comedy

Drama

Music

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A cynical London music executive attempts to convince a group of singing Cornish fishermen to sign a record deal.

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Fisherman's Friends charts a familiar course, but its feelgood charm and hook-filled soundtrack should be enough to reel viewers in.

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Nick Allen

RogerEbert.com

The film wants to be as amiable as a drunken singalong, but it's too pushy to make you want to join in.

Rated: 2/4

Jul 24, 2020

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Glenn Kenny

New York Times

Between predictable, commonplace plot turns and characterizations of music business types that are even more obnoxious than the norm, the movie's straining for effect is less than ingratiating.

Jul 23, 2020

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Mark Jenkins

Slant Magazine

The script doesn't contain many lines that ring true, and a few clang wildly off-key.

Rated: 2/4

Jul 18, 2020

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Calum Cooper

Source (Scotland)

Your enjoyment of the film will depend entirely on how forgiving you are of its lack of originality or subtlety.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 14, 2024

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

With its irresistible mix of feel-good vibes, infectious musical numbers, great rapport, and playful humor, “Fisherman’s Friends” makes the formulaic storytelling pretty easy to overlook.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 20, 2022

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Cris Kennedy

The Canberra Times (Australia)

What makes this film a joy is the moody cinematography by Simon Tindall, so atmospheric you can almost taste the sea salt.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 12, 2022

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Kandy A

A feel-good movie from beginning to end. Really heart warming. A great cast with a bunch of hilarious characters that exude true friendship in a caring community against the snobbery of the manipulative music industry.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/19/24

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Alison L

Heartwarming and and an enjoyable change from car chases, super heroes and badly written rom-coms.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/22/24

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Paul G

I was looking forward to a true-to-life story of how the fishermen had the success they achieved. Instead I got a brain-dead script with cringe-worthy storylines which to me would have been dated thirty years ago. Honestly, there is a lot of cheese. Having said that, it was watchable and I enjoyed the music, but really.. get with the times script writers.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/01/24

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Michael G

The scenery and affable characters don't compensate for the paint by numbers, boilerplate script. The sea scenes were obviously studio filmed given the lack of wind that must be ever present in that locale. Interesting that the filme appeared to have been shot in the same village as Martin Clunes. His dour assessment would have been welcome

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

11/05/23

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Kim T

A funny British comedy with heart. Based on a true story of fisherman who became well known singers.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/05/23

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Shirley S

A rare gem in the 21st century i.e. a simple, feelgood tale (based on a true story) with no wokery, no political propaganda or OTT cgi.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/18/23

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Synopsis

A cynical London music executive attempts to convince a group of singing Cornish fishermen to sign a record deal.

Director: Chris Foggin
Producer: Meg Leonard, James Spring
Screenwriter: Piers Ashworth, Meg Leonard, Nick Moorcroft
Production Co: Fred Films, BondIt Media Capital, Powderkeg Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Suggestive References|Some Strong Language)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 24, 2020
Runtime: 1h 52m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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