I'm Reed Fish

PG

Released Jun 1, 2007

1 hr. 33 min.

Comedy

Drama

Romance

List

52%

21 Reviews

Tomatometer

41%

5,000+ Ratings

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In this comedy inspired by the screenwriter's life, Reed Fish (Jay Baruchel) hosts a call-in radio show that reports on the minutiae of life in his tiny town -- the job his dad had before Reed stepped into it. Reed is also about to marry local sweetheart Kate (Alexis Bledel). Those plans are rocked by the return of Jill (Schuyler Fisk), Reed's first great love, who left for college years ago. His rekindled feelings make Reed start to reconsider a life built on what other people expect of him.

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Critics Consensus

Painless if largely unmemorable, I'm Reed Fish fails to distinguish itself from countless other small-town comedies populated by amiably quirky characters.

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Audience Member

Normally I love Alexis Bledel but this movie was way too slow moving for me. Even after 45 minutes nothing really happened and in that 45 minutes I didn't laugh at all. I didn't want to bother sitting through the rest.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Audience Member

Tries to be clever with a gimmick, minor spoilor: movie within a movie. It barely sticks out from other typical love triangle quirky romance movies. A significant lack of story telling near the end leaves many questions to the audience mind to fill the gaps of an already cookie cutter story with minimal substance. However, I can believe a story like this could happen in real life and the acting was fairly solid.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Audience Member

Simply terrible. Such a waste of good actors' talent. Needed a better script and fuller plot. And Jill. ugh.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

good acting, but terrible everything else.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Audience Member

Surprisingly a good movie. Not my usual, shot-em-up action pick. It has a great story and great acting--a very unique film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Audience Member

that tiny knot made me to where Iam today, I guess you just need to be yourself and know who you are, who am I? Iam reed fish.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Zackary Adler

Director

Jay Baruchel

Reed Fish

Alexis Bledel

Kate Peterson

Schuyler Fisk

Jill Cavanaugh

Victor Rasuk

Frank Cortez

DJ Qualls

Andrew

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Frank Scheck

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The relentless quirkiness of the proceedings proves wearisome, and the bizarre structural conceit is not enough to compensate for the overly familiar characterizations and story line.

Jun 9, 2007

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Toddy Burton

Austin Chronicle

Perhaps in more experienced hands, this self-reflection could achieve insight, but as director Adler's first feature and Fish's first produced screenplay, this mess was better left inside the writer's head.

Rated: 1/5

Jun 8, 2007

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

Filled with painfully awkward men with painfully bad haircuts, I'm Reed Fish exhibits less energy than a sloth on Seconal.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 4, 2007

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Dorothy Woodend

The Tyee (British Columbia)

[I'm Reed Fish] is pretty much by the book -- a love triangle, a quirky small town ripped right from your favourite sitcom, a little tragedy, a little comedy.

Aug 23, 2017

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S. Jhoanna Robledo

Common Sense Media

Kid-friendly rom-com lures but doesn't hook.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 22, 2007

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David Cornelius

eFilmCritic.com

A breezy, wholly engaging ninety minutes spent with a delightful cast.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 24, 2007

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Synopsis

In this comedy inspired by the screenwriter's life, Reed Fish (Jay Baruchel) hosts a call-in radio show that reports on the minutiae of life in his tiny town -- the job his dad had before Reed stepped into it. Reed is also about to marry local sweetheart Kate (Alexis Bledel). Those plans are rocked by the return of Jill (Schuyler Fisk), Reed's first great love, who left for college years ago. His rekindled feelings make Reed start to reconsider a life built on what other people expect of him.

Director: Zackary Adler
Executive Producer: Akiva Goldsman, Michael Mihalke, Kerry Foster
Screenwriter: Reed Fish, Reed Fish, Zackary Adler, Peter Alwazzan, Rhett Wickham
Rating: PG (Language)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 1, 2007, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 5, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.2K