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Passion Fish

1992 · 135 min

A quiet, character-driven drama that slowly draws you into its wounded, stubborn hearts and the tentative warmth that grows between them.

Directed by: John Sayles
Genres: Drama
Starring: Mary McDonnell, Alfre Woodard, Vondie Curtis-Hall

Tagline: Have you ever dreamed of escaping to a place where you can begin again?
Overview: After an accident leaves her a paraplegic, a former soap opera star struggles to recover both emotionally and mentally, until she meets her newest nurse, who has struggles of her own.

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Directed by: John Sayles
Genres: Drama
Starring: Mary McDonnell, Alfre Woodard, Vondie Curtis-Hall

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: healing
isolation
friendship
identity
trauma
Places: countryside
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	4
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: John Sayles
Written by: John Sayles
Starring: Mary McDonnell, Alfre Woodard, Vondie Curtis-Hall, David Strathairn, Leo Burmester, Nora Dunn, Mary Portser, Angela Bassett
Music: Mason Daring
Cinematography: Roger Deakins
Runtime: 135 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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