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Starfish

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Starfish

2016

1h 35m

Drama

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A couple's love is tested to its limit after their perfect life falls apart in a single moment.

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Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

Froggatt is superb: a woman finding the good in her heart, painfully and tearfully, because that's the only way to fight the instincts of pitying revulsion counselled by the bad in her heart.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 19, 2020

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David Parkinson

Empire Magazine

Depicting a courageous fight back with compassion and sincerity, this capably played drama has its heart firmly in the right place.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 2, 2016

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

A tale of endurance that is explored intimately but somewhat prosaically, this is probably better suited to television than cinema.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 30, 2016

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Alistair Lawrence

Common Sense Media

Intense British drama about a family dealing with illness.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 16, 2020

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Chloe Catchpole

Den of Geek

A dynamic British indie that highlights essential human drama in amongst an inconspicuous disease, Starfish packs a potent punch about life's fragility.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 19, 2020

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Rosalynn Try-Hane

Battle Royale With Cheese

This is a biopic by numbers in reverse order so the worse is at the beginning of the film.

Aug 21, 2018

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Sal D

I mostly appreciate the performances of both leads in this biopic film of a family dealing with a tragedy. Even if a true story, the script alas was a bit drawn into a predictable melodramatic do loop….I think this could have been realized in a more novel but authentic way. Still a worthy watch.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/07/25

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Audience Member

This has got to be one of the worst movies I have ever seen! There is really no reason for it to exist. The acting is fair to poor, and the subject matter tries to be inspiring, but really it simply is depressing! A struggling family due to an unfortunate medical experience is not enough to develop plot, and this movie has very little plot ! It is difficult to watch, but if there were redeeming moments where as a viewer, we could sit back and say, "yeah … I get it! There really is a point to this struggle" … but there is not. As far as i am concerned, the whole thing is a waste of time and energy.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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corkball

Interesting family drama about what happens when the dad is horribly disfigured. Pretty well done, and tugs on the heartstrings. Of course, once past the initial hospitalization, it is predictable and trite, although how much crying can you pack in a single movie?

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

A good movie that everyone should see

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Audience Member

Couldn’t finish it. Had no interest in anything going on. Was interesting for 20 mins. Acting is good, I liked the music, but the movie itself is so tedious and slow. Confusing to be confusing

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/14/20

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Audience Member

wonderful thought provoking, moving, disturbing yet wonderful testimony to family love and perseverance . Watch it and you will never complain about your ailements

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Synopsis

A couple's love is tested to its limit after their perfect life falls apart in a single moment.

Director: Bill Clark
Producer: Pippa Cross, Joanne Froggatt, Ros Hubbard, Mel Paton
Screenwriter: Bill Clark
Production Co: CrossDay Productions Ltd., Unlimited Pictures, Genesius Pictures, Origami Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 9, 2020
Runtime: 1h 35m

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