Passion Fish (1992)
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Reviews Counted: 22 Fresh: 22 Rotten:0 Average Rating: 7.7/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 15 mins
Synopsis: Mary McDonnell stars as May-Alice Culhane, a New York-based soap opera star who is paralyzed in a road accident. She returns to the Louisiana bayou where she grew up and becomes the patient from hell, discharging one caretaker after another. Then along comes Chantelle (Alfre Woodard), a... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Mary McDonnell, Alfre Woodard, Nora Dunn, David Strathairn, Sheila Kelley
Director: John Sayles
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06/20/08
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A tightly-focused narrative about interior struggles and unexpected changes, the film is a cynical anti-Reagan story about monetary success and class distinctions, a political fable about female survivors.
10/08/06
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05/20/03
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Compelling film about two women whose spiritual transformation is precipitated by illness.
08/21/02
The picture is sure-footed and accomplished and, to this point, the auteur's most satisfying marriage of head and heart.
07/06/02
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