Fisherman's Friends (film)

Fisherman's Friends
Directed byChris Foggin
Written by
Produced by
  • Nick Moorcroft
  • Meg Leonard
  • James Spring
Starring
CinematographySimon Tindall
Edited byJohnny Daukes
Music byRupert Christie
Production
companies
  • Head Gear Films
  • Powder Keg Pictures
  • Fred Films
  • Kreo Films
  • Legacy
  • Metrol Technology
  • BondIt Media Capital
Distributed byEntertainment Film Distributors
Release date
  • 15 March 2019 (2019-03-15) (United Kingdom)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$11,647,462

Fisherman's Friends is a 2019 British comedy-drama film directed by Chris Foggin from a screenplay by Nick Moorcroft, Meg Leonard and Piers Ashworth.

The film was inspired by a true story about Fisherman's Friends, a group of Cornish fishermen from Port Isaac who were signed by Universal Records and achieved a top 10 hit with their debut album of traditional sea shanties.

The film stars Daniel Mays, James Purefoy, David Hayman, Dave Johns, Sam Swainsbury, Tuppence Middleton, Noel Clarke, Christian Brassington, Maggie Steed and Jade Anouka.