Jellyfish

2018

Action / Drama

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 84% · 25 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 68%
IMDb Rating 7.2/10 10 1376 1.4K

black humor bullying coming of age working class mental illness money problems

Director

James Gardner Photo
James Gardner

Top cast

Angus Barnett Photo
Angus Barnett as Vince
Sinead Matthews Photo
Sinead Matthews as Karen Taylor
Cyril Nri Photo
Cyril Nri as Adam Hale
Liv Hill Photo
Liv Hill as Sarah Taylor
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928.82 MB
1280*694
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 41 min
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1.87 GB
1920*1040
English 5.1
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 41 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by tiltilton 6 / 10

Powerful, moving, often painful social drama

The acting here is consistently good, with two excellent central performances: LIV HILL in the lead as a fifteen year old forced to grow up early and parent her younger siblings as well as her utterly incapable mother - who's superbly portayed in all her highs, lows and broken chaos by SINEAD MATTHEWS. Both are outstanding.
Reviewed by bnsw19 8 / 10

Intelligent, emotional film-making

A director and an actress to watch out for. A small film of one life that, because it could be so many of our lives, grows into a huge film. The Margate Tourist Office can't have enjoyed this film - despite being beautifully photographed, it's hardly an advert for the town. A quietly sensational film without ever being a sensationalist one. It will stay with me for a while.
Reviewed by Moviegoer19 7 / 10

Powerful and Painful

There were a few times while watching Jellyfish that I thought I would have to turn it off. While my own childhood experience was not as extreme as the ones seen in this film, it was close enough to make watching it quite difficult. At the same time it was so good in its performances and the intensity of emotion that I was practically compelled to keep watching. I kept thinking, the ending of this film better be damn good as that will be what makes watching it ultimately worthwhile. In this context I found the ending to be a disappointment though not inappropriate. The story of the eldest daughter of a mentally ill/narcissistic drug addict mother, and how the daughter works so hard to keep the family, including much younger twin siblings, intact and the toll this takes on her. At the same time her emotional struggles lead her to write comedy, so there is something of a silver lining. I would recommend viewing it if you desire an emotionally intense movie-watching experience which includes some nice shots of one of England's quaint seaside towns.
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