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Antwone Fisher

Antwone Fisher

2002Movie⏱️ 2h 0mPG-13🏆 #1948 Top Rated
BiographyDrama
7.3
IMDB Rating
40,445 votes

Antwone Fisher, a young navy man, is forced to see a psychiatrist after a violent outburst against a fellow crewman. During the course of treatment a painful past is revealed and a new hope begins.

Director
Denzel Washington
Writers
N/A
Stars
Denzel Washington, Derek Luke, Joy Bryant
Release Date
January 10, 2003
Language
English, Japanese
Country
United States
🏆 19
Wins
🎯 22
Nominations
💬 185
Reviews
📋 49.2K
Watchlists
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington
as Dr. Jerome Davenport
Derek Luke
Derek Luke
as Antwone Fisher
Joy Bryant
Joy Bryant
as Cheryl Smolley
Malcolm David Kelley
Malcolm David Kelley
as Antwone Fisher Age 7
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Cory Hodges
as Antwone Fisher Age 14
Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Salli Richardson-Whitfield
as Berta Davenport
Leonard Earl Howze
Leonard Earl Howze
as Pork Chop
Kente Scott
Kente Scott
as Kansas City
Kevin Connolly
Kevin Connolly
as Slim
👤
Rainoldo Gooding
as Grayson

💰 Box Office

$23,367,586
Worldwide Gross
$21,078,145
Domestic Gross
$210,013
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Cabrillo National Monument, Point Loma, San Diego, California, USA
Production
Fox Searchlight Pictures, Mundy Lane Entertainment

🏷️ Keywords

black americanchild abandonmentchild abusebased on true storycharacter name as title

🎯 Categories

DocudramaBiographyDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Golden Child
by rbrb2004-12-20
10/10

"A stunning film of high quality. Apparently based on true events which, as told, has the clear ring of truth about it, this movie is highly emotional and deeply moving. An abused and neglected child often becomes wayward in adulthood, as one of life's failures, be it as a gangster, drug addict or burden on society. Antwone Fisher as a young adult in the navy, is troubled. He is on the brink of being a loser. He is counselled in therapy by a psychiatrist and it is that relationship which takes center stage in the play. In flash-backs and therapy the source and remedies to Antwones angs..."

💡 Did You Know?

Antwone Fisher was working as a security guard at Sony Studios. Studio executives began hearing about his life story and offered to buy the rights. But Fisher refused, insisting that he write the screenplay himself. Fisher wrote 41 drafts, until he sold it to 20th Century Fox.

📖 Synopsis

Antwone Fisher, a young navy man, is forced to see a psychiatrist after a violent outburst against a fellow crewman. During the course of treatment a painful past is revealed and a new hope begins.