

The Fisher King
A Modern Day Tale About The Search For Love, Sanity, Ethel Merman And The Holy Grail.
Two troubled men face their terrible destinies and events of their past as they join together on a mission to find the Holy Grail and thus to save themselves.
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7.3/10
1,533 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $24M
- Box office
- $41.9M
- Language
- English
- homeless person
- unsociability
- holy grail
- sense of guilt
- loss of loved one
- cynic
- gun rampage
- talk show
- suppressed past
- yuppie
- forgiveness
- legend
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Produced in
United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereBeverly Hills, California16 Sept 1991
- TheatricalR20 Sept 1991
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical158 Nov 1991
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM7 Nov 1991
CanadaCA
- PremiereToronto International Film Festival13 Sept 1991
- Theatrical27 Sept 1991
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical6 Feb 1992
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1415 Nov 1991
ColombiaCO
- TV3 Jan 1999
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical17 Jan 1992
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-1222 Nov 1991
FranceFR
- TheatricalTP2 Oct 1991
- PhysicalVHS30 Dec 1992
- PhysicalDVD18 Aug 2004
- Digital / OTTVOD10 Dec 2016
- PhysicalBlu-Ray20 Oct 2021
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1631 Oct 1991
GreeceGR
- Theatrical1613 Jan 1992
Frequently asked questions
The Fisher King was released on 20 September 1991.
Audience reviews
3- G10/10
GenerationofSwine
1/12/2023
My dad and I had this thing we did where we went to see a movie or rented a movie from the time before I could remember to, well, almost until the day he passed away. There was always time to catch a movie, an it's a bit easier because it isn't as weather dependent as playing catch is. My dad took me to see this when I was a kid, and I absolutely hated it, I thought it was a horrible movie. And then, I watched …
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
6/2/2024
"Jack Lucas" (Jeff Bridges) is one of those late night radio presenters who loves the sound of his own voice and who enjoys nothing better than to put down, disdainfully, the collection of sad individuals who phone in with their problems. It's one of his casual off-the-cuff remarks that leads to a tragedy and a spiral that sends him into some serious doldrums. Things change for ever one night when he finds himself on…
- B10/10
badelf
4/21/2026
**The Fisher King (1991)** (Re-watching Robin Williams' catalog.) _Directed by Terry Gilliam_ The Arthurian legend of the Fisher King tells of an injured king and a pure-of-heart knight or fool who must heal him. Richard LaGravenese's screenplay is absolutely brilliant because it somehow puts both leads in both roles simultaneously. Jack (Jeff Bridges) is the wounded king, destroyed by guilt after his on-air r…
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