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Shooting Fish

Play trailer Poster for Shooting Fish PG,  1998,  1h 49m,  Romance/ Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 52% 29 Reviews Tomatometer 76% 5,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
52% Tomatometer 29 Reviews 76% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
Two con artists (Dan Futterman, Stuart Townsend) hire an unwitting medical-school student (Kate Beckinsale) as a secretary for their latest scam.

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Richard Williams Guardian Sep 22, 2025
Shooting Fish seems a bit of a mess... Imagine Trainspotting in the hands of Dick Lester, and you might get the idea. Go to Full Review
Quentin Curtis Daily Telegraph (UK) Sep 22, 2025
It's aiming for a blend of Ealing and Four Weddings and a Funeral, but doesn't quite have the polish of either. Go to Full Review
Ryan Gilbey Independent (UK) Sep 22, 2025
You could stomach the relentless chirpiness if the writers Stefan Shwartz (who also directed) and Richard Holmes had invested any care in their characterisation. Go to Full Review
Philip French Observer (UK) Sep 22, 2025
It's whimsical, ramshackle, and poorly thought through. The hectic self-regarding manner is like Narcissus looking at his reflection in shop-windows as he runs down the street. Go to Full Review
Matthew Sweet Independent on Sunday Sep 22, 2025
This looks like a cynical stab at the buttons pushed by jilting and deafness in Four Weddings and a Funeral. Assume that any similarity is purely coincidental, however, and the film delivers a formidable payload of dippy humour. Go to Full Review
Todd Jorgenson Denton Record-Chronicle Aug 29, 2005
3/5
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Cast & Crew

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Stefan Schwartz

Director

Dan Futterman

Dylan

Stuart Townsend

Jez

Kate Beckinsale

Georgie

Claire Cox

Floss

Dominic Mafham

Roger

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Shooting Fish

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Movie Info

Synopsis Two con artists (Dan Futterman, Stuart Townsend) hire an unwitting medical-school student (Kate Beckinsale) as a secretary for their latest scam.
Director
Stefan Schwartz
Producer
Richard Holmes, Glynis Murray
Screenwriter
Stefan Schwartz, Richard Holmes
Distributor
Fox, 20th Century Fox
Production Co
Arts Council of England, Gruber Bros, National Lottery, Tomboy Films, Winchester Multimedia PLC
Rating
PG
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 1, 1998, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 30, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$302.2K
Runtime
1h 49m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby Digital
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