Memoir of a Snail fingerprintBig heart, striking style, calm.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Family, everyday modern life, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters and direction
Standout cinematography and score
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Memoir of a Snail is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, melancholic, and hopeful. Much of it is about family and growing up.
Family, everyday modern life, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around family, everyday modern life, and growing up. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters and direction
The characters and direction stand out.
Standout cinematography and score
Look and sound: the cinematography and score stand out.
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Memoir of a Snail is included with a subscription to Hulu, Philo, AMC+, and Sundance Now in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 85/100 (IMDb 7.8, Rotten Tomatoes 95%, and Metacritic 81). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States.
1 h 34 min
Memoir of a Snail runs 1 h 34 min.
Yes. Critics average 88 and audiences 82 out of 100, so both groups see Memoir of a Snail much the same way.
It was made in English, with some French. Produced in Australia.
+25GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Memoir of a Snail in 39 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 48 storytelling tropes for Memoir of a Snail, including Now, Let Me Carry You, Ambiguous Situation, Chubby Chaser.
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