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A Fish Called Wanda

A tale of murder, lust, greed, revenge, and seafood.

1988 · 1h 49m · R Comedy, Crime
Directed by Charles Crichton

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Overview

While a diamond advocate attempts to steal a collection of diamonds, troubles arise when he realises he’s not the only one after the collection.

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All reviews
96%
Tomatometer
Fresh

Perhaps the most unusual aspect of what is surely the year's most original and daring comedy is that John Cleese is not the funniest performer in it. Believe it or not, that honor goes to none other than the usually somber Kevin Kline.

Desmond Ryan, Philadelphia Inquirer
Rotten

Somehow, the movie manages to do the impossible: It makes John Cleese less than hilarious.

Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh

Low comedy at high speed, it pretends to be a caper movie about a smooth London jewel heist and its infinitely complex aftermath. Actually, it's a smart farce about ingrained cultural differences.

Sheila Benson, Los Angeles Times
Fresh

The movie's basic joke holds that the overbearing, unselfconscious Americans will do anything and say anything (and usually as loudly as possible), while the timorous British are nearly too polite to breathe.

Dave Kehr, Chicago Tribune
Fresh

Wanda defies gravity, in both senses of the word, and redefines a great comic tradition.

Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine

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