What are the key story phases in Dead Fish?

The story of Dead Fish progresses through these phases: The Accidental Switch, The Employer's Suspicion, Parallel Pursuits, Converging Fates.

How does Dead Fish end?

In the final act ("Converging Fates"): All storylines collide as Lynch faces his hunters, Abe deals with his debts, and Mimi confronts the reality of the switched phone.

Dead Fish (2005) — AI Story Visualization

Name: Dead Fish
Genre: action, adventure, comedy, thriller
Released: 2005
Rating: 5.6

Plot Analysis Summary

A chain of accidental phone exchanges triggers a collision between an emotionless assassin, a reckless loan shark, and a desperate locksmith.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

The Accidental Switch

The Employer's Suspicion

Parallel Pursuits

Converging Fates

Gary Oldman is Lynch, a strangely charming hit man in this explosively funny dark comedy in the tradition of Snatch and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. With an all-star cast including Terence Stamp, Elena Anaya, Robert Carlyle and Billy Zane, Dead Fish is a chaotic tale of criminals looking for love, money and revenge that will have you falling out of your chair laughing!

Directed by

Charley Stadler

Key Cast

Gary Oldman — Lynch
Robert Carlyle — Danny Devine
Anouska Bolton Lee — French Prostitute (as Anoushka Bolton Lee)
Cassandra Bell — Sugar Waters
Kevin McNally — Frank Rosenheim (as Kevin R. McNally)

Rating: 5.6/10 (53 votes)