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Sleeping with the Fishes

Sleeping with the Fishes

Home is where the hurt is...

2013 · 95 min · ★ 6.2 · Comedy

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.

Directed by Nicole Gomez Fisher · Written by Nicole Gomez Fisher

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