Antwone Fisher is an autobiographical drama written by the real-life Antwone Fisher, a temperamental young man with a violent history who is serving in the U.S. Navy. He is forced to see a psychiatrist after getting into a fight with a fellow sailor. During the course of treatment a painful past is revealed and a new hope begins.
25 January 1957, Kinloch, Missouri, USA
23 April 1944, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
31 October 1938
12 August 1953, Los Angeles, California, USA
28 December 1954, Mount Vernon, New York, USA
28 June 1951, Brunswick, Georgia, USA
14 January 1954, North Trenton, New Jersey, USA
16 February 1978, Maple Shade, New Jersey, USA
18 July 1940, Los Angeles, California, USA
24 April 1974, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
January 10, 2016
a very powerful drama that doesn't just tug at the heartstrings, but yanks them hardDecember 27, 2002
Denzel Washington gives a sensitive yet powerful performance as a Navy psychiatrist, and newcomer Derek Luke is a pleasant surprise as the title character.December 26, 2002
For sure, Antwone Fisher is corny. But it's corny in a way that a Hollywood movie about a boy who just wants to go home ought to be corny.January 16, 2003
A fine film that proves the past is never too bleak -- or the future too hopeless -- to discover a productive new life, and a home and family to share it.December 25, 2002
There's a simplicity and heart to Antwone Fisher ... that's extremely appealing.December 06, 2004
It is to Washington's credit that he keeps it just real enough to move our hearts and our heads.June 18, 2004
Sails the same route as dozens of Hollywood psychiatry dramas...Its power lies in the rich themes and performances.February 01, 2009
Rings false, belittling instead of honoring its sensitive subject with its twinkly score, kid-glove nobility and cloying payoffs. [Blu-ray]December 21, 2010
Devastating story of abuse based on real life.January 06, 2004
The most remarkable thing about Antwone Fisher is the real-life story on which it is based.December 27, 2002
A riveting story well told.December 25, 2002
Watchful, flinty, unexpectedly vulnerable -- and so cathartic it could wring tears from a stone.