Underplayed Gems

Shooting Fish (1997)

Shooting Fish poster
Directed by
Stefan Schwartz
Genre
drama film, romantic comedy
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 49m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 86 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Two con artists in London trick wealthy people with clever scams. They team up with a young woman who becomes their reluctant partner.

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What happens

Shooting Fish is a 1997 British romantic crime comedy film directed by Stefan Schwartz and co-written with Richard Holmes, starring Dan Futterman and Stuart Townsend as two con men with Kate Beckinsale as their unwilling assistant. The film was produced by Winchester Films and partly funded by National Lottery money administered through the UK Arts Council. Shooting Fish aimed to transfer well to international markets that were keen on British films following the success of Four Weddings and a Funeral. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 17 October 1997 and in the United States on 1 May 1998. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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