James Earl Jones and Lynn Redgrave in The Annihilation of Fish (1999)

The Annihilation of Fish

Movie1999• R• 1h 48m
Romance
⭐ 7.0 / 10(618)

After years of living alone, an eccentric black and white couple find real companionship and romance.

Rated
R
Runtime
1h 48m
Released
1999
Country
United States

Details

Release year: 1999

Storyline

After years of living alone, an eccentric black and white couple find real companionship and romance.

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Did you know

• Following a limited unofficial release and a two decades of obscurity, this film was restored by UCLA Film & Television Archive and The Film Foundation, in collaboration with Milestone Films. The new restoration premiered in 2024, in time for director Charles Burnett's 80th birthday.

Box Office

Gross (Domestic): $70,840

Opening Weekend (Domestic): $10,703 (2025-02-16)

User reviews

⭐ /10

Annihilation of the movie blahs

👍 19 · 12/7/2001
⭐ 9/10

Engaging Unique Love Story

👍 10 · 5/2/2000
⭐ 10/10

Unbelievably well done, well acted, and well produced.

👍 8 · 10/31/2001

Technical specs

Sound mix
Mono
Color
Color
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