FISH TANKS IN MOVIES

the documentation of fish tanks appearing in feature films. excludes aquarium-specific scenes & cartoons.

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13 Going on 30 (2004)

Juvenile Leopard Shark, salt water, sand substrate.

46/137 minutes

Ace Ventura (1994)

Moorish Idol, Marbled Catshark, Tang variety, saltwater, coral.

31/126 minutes

About A Boy (2002)

four to five juvenile White Tip Shark Catfish, freshwater, sand substrate, artificial plants.

10/141 minutes

Babe: Pig in the City (1998)

single Fantail Goldfish, freshwater, glass bowl, .5 gallon, multicolored gravel substrate.

60/135 minutes

Baby Boy (2001)

Parrotfish Cichlid, other freshwater fish, sand and rock substrate, artificial plants, lots of aeration.

23/129 minutes

Bananaz (2008)

large Clown Loach, two Gourami, built-in, breeder tank, plastic/ceramic decoration, heavy aeration, discrepancies between items in tank between two shots

13/127 minutes

Big Momma’s House (2000)

Silver Dollar, Parrotfish Cichlid, Albino Oscars, Tinfoil Barbs, sponge filters, artificial plants

29/139 minutes

The Cat in the Hat (2003)

Single Fancy Goldfish, plastic fish bowl, plastic crystal substrate, single decoration.

15/122 minutes

Catfish (2010)

No fish visible, dual light fixture typical for reptiles.

53/128 minutes

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

No fish visible, no light, no lid, blue gravel, artificial plant, highly decorated.

30/180 minutes

Failure to Launch (2006)

one Yellow Tang visible, salt water, artificial multicolored coral, sand substrate

73/136 minutes

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)

One large Tambaqui, freshwater, 200 gallon.

8/158 minutes

Friendship (2024)

five, dark-colored Discus, freshwater, blue background, artificial plants.

43/140 minutes

Garden State (2004)

3 Common Goldfish, freshwater, 150 gallon, artificial blue gravel and plastic plants.

52/142 minutes

Hail, Caesar! (2016)

5 juvenile Koi, mixed colors, freshwater, custom tank, artificial pink, sloped gravel, shipwreck and treasure chest decoration.

“The Chinese restaurant’s wood-paneled booth with gold and red accents, where Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin) has his clandestine meeting, is meant to evoke an Asian jewel box. Gonchor’s inspiration: an old Brooklyn restaurant his grandfather took him to in the 1970s. The fish tank’s design echoes the underwater treasure chest in Moran’s swim scene.”

33 & 107/146 minutes

Half Baked (1998)

Tank 1 – school of Piranha, freshwater, decorative top/lid, skull and stone hide decoration, multiple sponge filters, fake plants.

Tank 2 – several juvenile common goldfish present, cylindrical tank, freshwater, decorative top/lid, heavy aeration.

51, 71 & 73/122 minutes

I Saw the TV Glow (2024)

No fish present, freshwater, live plants, 100 gallon, cabinet tank

14 & 38/140 minutes

Leaving Las Vegas (1995)

Multicolored Shubunkin Goldfish, freshwater, artificial plants.

47/152 minutes

Leviathan (1989)

Single Goldfish, pentagon shape, one gallon, under-gravel aeration, artificial plants, blue gravel, no lid, Empire State Building decoration.

17/138 minutes

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad (1988)

Multiple Lionfish with feeder Goldfish, refereed to as “Japanese Fighting Fish” in film, saltwater, coral, white substrate, rimless tank.

18/125 minutes

New Jack City (1991)

School of Tinfoil Barbs, singular large fish, freshwater, heavy aeration.

58 & 105/140 minutes

The Princess Bride (1987)

Species undetermined, white-rim, 15 gallon, freshwater, tannins present.

1/138 minutes

Sisters (2015)

Pair of Calico Goldfish, school of Tinfoil Barbs, fresh water, variety of colored artificial plants, artificial coral, aeration present.

30/202 minutes

Sour Grapes (1998)

Salt water, 100 gallon, built-in, sand substrate.

105/131 minutes

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)

Two Tricolor Shark referred to as “miniaturized sharks,” in film, freshwater,fish bowl.

4/122 minutes

Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)

Several Parrotfish Cichlid, Silverdollars, Tricolor Shark, freshwater, blue substrate,

4/128 minutes