Movie

A Cool Fish

2018 · 108 min

A wry, melancholic ride through small-time crime and bad luck, balancing absurd comedy with raw desperation.

Tagline: Life is a Drama. Smile and Live with it.
Overview: Two criminals hide in the apartment of a quadriplegic woman after a failed robbery attempt. Her brother, a disgraced officer, exploits the situation to return to the police force.
How it feels: Dark, absurd, melancholic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Class, crime, family, redemption
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
crime
family
redemption
survival
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild