Jellyfish
2018 · Movie · 98 min · ★ 7.6 · 65% critics
In a struggling seaside town, a teenage girl is pushed to the edge by bullying, a demanding job, and the heavy responsibility of caring for her unwell parent and younger siblings. When a teacher offers a creative outlet, she begins to turn her pain into purpose and fight back against a life that feels stacked against her.
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2019-02-15
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 65/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (30 votes)
About
You’ll likely connect with this if you want a tough, realistic coming-of-age drama about pressure, family responsibility, and finding an outlet, like David Makes Man; Not for you if you’re expecting a light, feel-good story.
Pros: powerful lead performance; raw emotional impact; grounded realism | Cons: very bleak tone; uncomfortable moments; not much humor
Themes
- black humor
- bullying
- coming of age
- working class
- mental illness
- money problems
- drama teacher
- mother daughter relationship
- brother sister relationship
- coastal city
- margate, england
- stand-up comedian
Cast & crew
Liv Hill
as Sarah Taylor
Sinéad Matthews
as Karen Taylor
Cyril Nri
as Adam Hale
Angus Barnett
as Vince
Tomos Eames
as Martin
- LT
Lauran Taylor-Griffin
as Nicole
- HL
Henry Lile
as Marcus Taylor
- JN
Jemima Newman
as Lucy Taylor
Jay Sajjid
as Malik
Connor Mills
as Daryl
Directed by James Gardner