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Swim Little Fish Swim

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Swim Little Fish Swim

Released Sep 19, 2014

1h 35m

Comedy

Drama

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A bubbly new roommate (Lola Bessis) upsets the already fragile balance between a hardworking nurse (Brooke Bloom) and her musician husband (Dustin Guy Defa).

Sheri Linden

Los Angeles Times

An art-versus-commerce drama that consists of one beautifully aching performance surrounded by a whole lotta twee.

Sep 25, 2014

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Eric Kohn

IndieWire

Though less of a crowdpleaser than it may first appear, that's the key strength that makes this admittedly uneven first feature stand out.

Rated: B+

Sep 24, 2014

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Neil Genzlinger

New York Times

Mumbly dialogue, relentlessly jittery camerawork, a star who is also co-director and co-writer: Yes, it's time for another movie that mistakes the claustrophobic world of young New York artsy types for something interesting.

Sep 18, 2014

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Stephen Saito

Moveable Fest

I wouldn't be surprised to learn she was the one who the filmmakers most identified with since "Swim Little Fish Swim" is just as mischievous and natural, not to mention an unexpected treat as a result.

Dec 4, 2018

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David Noh

Film Journal International

Yet another dull entry in the indie downtown New York genre. So young and so vapid.

Sep 22, 2014

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MaryAnn Johanson

Flick Filosopher

It's almost a little too precious to be taken as an honest exploration of the difficulties of living an artistically genuine life. Or else that's where it finds a lost romance.

Apr 15, 2014

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Great indie comedy. Has some moments there that were so funny. Glad I found this movie

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Audience Member

Sums up my life basically. Beautifully done!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Audience Member

As an artist you can relate to this film. Deep and funny at the same time!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Audience Member

In lockdown (stuck at home) with nothing else to watch, I somehow found this gem of a film. A nice storyline, great actors and in all a refreshing movie to watch in 2020. It's fun but at the same time deep!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Audience Member

A painful tale of a dysfunctional family

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Audience Member

It subtly counteracts the cliché that creative expression can save your life by making its protagonist a hipster Peter Pan whose creative expression is an excuse not to grow up.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Ruben Amar

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Lola Bessis

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Lola Bessis

Lilas

Dustin Guy Defa

Leeward

Brooke Bloom

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Synopsis

A bubbly new roommate (Lola Bessis) upsets the already fragile balance between a hardworking nurse (Brooke Bloom) and her musician husband (Dustin Guy Defa).

Director: Ruben Amar, Lola Bessis
Producer: Ruben Amar, Lola Bessis, Hadi Ghandour, David Solal
Screenwriter: Ruben Amar, Lola Bessis
Distributor: Under the Milky Way
Production Co: Les Films de la Fusée, Papermoon Films, La Région Île-de-France, Inspired Ant Production, Purple Noon
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 19, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 5, 2016
Runtime: 1h 35m

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