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Sleeping with the Fishes

Sleeping with the Fishes

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Sleeping with the Fishes

"Home is where the hurt is..."

2013

1h 35m

6.2(5 votes)

Comedy

Overview

A woman's journey of self-discovery and the dynamics of her zany family. Alexis Fish is left broke and broken-hearted after the death of her cheating husband, working as a phone sex operator and a walking meatball hero. As she returns to her hometown of Brooklyn for a distant aunt's funeral, she fears to admit to her family and overbearing mother that her life is a mess. With help from her quirky sister Kayla and a new love interest, Alexis realizes she must let go of her past to define her own future.

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Starring

Gina Rodriguez

Gina Rodriguez

Alexis Fish

Steven Strait

Steven Strait

Dominic Sebastiani

Ana Ortiz

Ana Ortiz

Kayla Fish

Taylor Black

Taylor Black

Summer

Orfeh

Orfeh

Mrs. Wasserstein

Robert T. Bogue

Robert T. Bogue

Freddy Fine

John Cariani

John Cariani

Louis Belsky

Priscilla Lopez

Priscilla Lopez

Estella Fish

Monica Steuer

Monica Steuer

Jude Warren

Giovanna Cappetta

Guest at Bat Mitzvah

Creative team

Directed by: Nicole Gomez Fisher
Written by: Nicole Gomez Fisher
Produced by: Courtney Andrialis

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