Little Fish
A newly married couple struggles to preserve the meaning of their love as a memory-erasing pandemic dismantles the past they share.
Overview
A love story unfolds amidst a world where memories are fading away.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- melancholic
- intimate
- eerie
- quiet evening
- emotional movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film tough, melancholic, and stirring, praising its intimate pandemic love story as a powerful illustration of human connection under extreme pressure.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The memory-loss virus progressively threatens Emma and Jude's courtship, marriage, and recognition of one another.
The spreading pandemic is experienced primarily through the couple's attempts to preserve their relationship and daily life.
The film intercuts stages of Emma and Jude's relationship while memory loss destabilizes chronology and perception.
The film uses close-up cinematography and recurring goldfish symbolism to render fading memory as a personal sensory experience.
Films like Little Fish, and why
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
shared melancholic romantic drama, speculative illness, and fear of losing emotional history
The Vow
shared intimate science fiction, relationship-centered storytelling, and poignant meditation on memory
The Last Days of Disco
shared end-of-days romance, intimate scale, and melancholic human connection amid catastrophe
Movie Details
- Director
- Chad Hartigan
- Release Date
- 2021-02-05
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (285)
Cast
- Olivia Cooke
- Jack O'Connell
- Soko
- Raúl Castillo
- David Lennon
- Mackenzie Cardwell
- Ross Wirtanen
- Heather Decksheimer
- Natalie Smith
- Ron Robinson
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, Sundance Now
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Little Fish about?
- A newly married couple struggles to preserve the meaning of their love as a memory-erasing pandemic dismantles the past they share.
- What is Little Fish like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Little Fish as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Little Fish violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Little Fish.
- What did critics think of Little Fish?
- Critics broadly found the film tough, melancholic, and stirring, praising its intimate pandemic love story as a powerful illustration of human connection under extreme pressure.
- Which films are like Little Fish?
- Films with a similar feel include Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Vow, and The Last Days of Disco.
- How long is Little Fish?
- Little Fish runs 101 minutes.
- Where can I watch Little Fish?
- In United States, Little Fish streams on Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, Sundance Now.
