Antwone Fisher (2002)
The story of a man who digs inside himself to discover therein lies a king...A sailor with an explosive attitude, Fisher (Luke) is ordered to see a naval psychiatrist (Washington) about his volatile temper. Little did he know that his first step into the doctor's office would lead him on a journey home. (Fox Searchlight)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Denzel Washington
Written By: Antwone Fisher
Starring: Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Kevin Connolly, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Derek Luke, Joy Bryant, Earl Billings, Novella Nelson, Leonard Earl Howze, Stephen Snedden, Malcolm David Kelley, Rainoldo Gooding
Country: USA
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Antwone Fisher belongs to 18 collections
1. Based on a Book (collaborative: moderated by iconogassed - 21 stars)
2. Directorial debut (collaborative: moderated by djross - 16 stars)
3. Biographical (collaborative: moderated by iconogassed - 7 stars)
4. Black Cinema (collaborative: moderated by Pickpocket - 7 stars)
5. Anamorphic Cinematography (collaborative: moderated by Bojangles - 7 stars)
6. Director/star combination (collaborative: moderated by djross - 5 stars)
7. Movies with Black leads (collaborative: moderated by PerryStroika - 3 stars)
8. African-American protagonist (collaborative: moderated by Moribunny - 3 stars)
9. Best Original screenplay (collaborative: moderated by Roman_Herbom - 2 stars)
10. Availability: Disney+ and Star Canada (collaborative: moderated by geohawk - 1 star)
11. African-American director (collaborative: moderated by djross - 1 star)
12. Fox Searchlight Pictures (collaborative: moderated by nauru)
13. Films financed partly by DoD (collaborative: moderated by Roman_Herbom)
14. NAACP Image Award Nominees and Winners (collaborative: moderated by Roman_Herbom)
15. Black Reel Award for Outstanding Film Nominees and Winners (collaborative: moderated by Roman_Herbom)
16. African American Cinema (collaborative: moderated by PerryStroika)
17. 2002: Year in Review (public: polanski28)
18. Black Men Can't Jump in Hollywood Podcast (public: TychoCelchuu)
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| Jan 16 |  |
XakkMaster | 79 59th |
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A tremendous and touching story, well acted, well written, and very emotional. The final act feels rushed and disjointed though, and holds this back from being one of the all-time great feel-good autobiographical films.
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| Dec 27, 2021 |  |
glumpy_99 | 78 53rd |
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Formulaic but generally enjoyable and heartfelt tale relies on a fine cast to paper over some lumps in Fisher's screenplay, especially the abrupt shift from the likable bond developing between Washington and Luke to the search for Fisher's parents; it makes the last act feel like an addendum rather than organic, and dilutes the impact of the potentially emotive material. Washington proves himself a good actor's director, drawing rock-solid and convincing performances from himself and Luke.
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| Dec 02, 2021 | Lonewolf2003 | 65 28th |
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Based on the real life experience of screenwriter, this is a typical feel-good movie that doesn't break new grounds, but is still very watchable. A wise father figure is a role Denzel can play in his sleep. Surprisingly newcomer Derek Luke more than hold his own against him as the protagonist, carrying the movie with ease. Like all famous actors Denzel had to try his hand at directing too, with this being his debut. His direction is sufficient, not flashy but in service of the plot.
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| Apr 24, 2016 |  |
hotsake | 70 74th |
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A well told if uneven film, the acting as good for the most part though Derek Luke was a bit uneven as was the material.
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| Dec 27, 2015 |  |
TheDiceman | 55 49th |
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Pretty good.
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| Feb 28, 2014 |  |
LouisMazzini | 68 32nd |
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Subtle it is not. Also why even have the Denzel Washington subplot if you're just going to finish it with a few lines of dialogue at the end, they couldn't even give it a few scenes?
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| Nov 27, 2012 |  |
Bojangles | 80 91st |
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omg this dude stole his life from good will hunting
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| Oct 17, 2010 |  |
SlantMag | 5 2nd |
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"Fisher greedily encourages Washington and Hollywood to rape his integrity in the name of Ben Franklin, not to mention Oscar." - Chuck Rudolph
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| Feb 26, 2008 |  |
muzicaddict | 70 53rd |
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Good Will Hunting without the Boston accents.
I've never met anyone who didn't like this movie.
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| Feb 21, 2008 |  |
gtown1479 | 71 41st |
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Washington is good in this. I happened to fall into this one day, and got drawn into it. Its an alright movie, but nothing spectacular.
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| Oct 28, 2007 |  |
wokelstein | 23 2nd |
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OK. Get this. The film explicitly states that light-skinned black children are more likely to get out of foster care because they are more attractive. Then the film institutionalizes this racist standard of beauty by making Denzel's wife and Antwone's girlfriend light-skinned blacks! Just a microcosm of this hypocritical Hollywood bullshit.
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| Oct 11, 2007 |  |
nandorizzi | 65 52nd |
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It's good, but dislike the constant feeling that we have seen that story before.
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| Aug 14, 2007 |  |
cellophane | 80 43rd |
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Sometimes painful to watch, but always truthful, Atwone Fisher is a touching story with a fantastic breakout performance by Derek Luke.
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| Aug 14, 2007 |  |
MartinTeller | 78 63rd |
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A very pleasant surprise. Nothing groundbreaking here, but a solid, moving story with excellent performances across the board. My eyes watered up a few times.
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| Average Percentile 48.87% from 555 Ratings |  |