Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012)
Starring Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt, Kristin Scott Thomas, Rachael Stirling, Amr Waked, Catherine Steadman, Tom Mison, Tom Beard, Jill Baker, Conleth Hill, Alex Taylor-McDowall, Peter Wight, Hugh Simon
IHBM7
IMDb6.8
RT68%
Trakt68%
TMDb6.4Good
A fisheries expert is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik's vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible possible.
My review · Reviewed 07/11/2025
I first have to address a common theme in reviewing this movie. The religious want to point to this movie as a shining example of the power of prayer. Well, no. The sheik wanted to fish in Yemen, so he prayed.... and hired a scientist. If this was about prayer, he wouldn't have hired the scientist.
Anyway, I thought this was a really sneaky good film. It is fairly gentle and takes its time getting there, but the chemistry between the two leads is undeniable and they do a good job with the resolution.