The Shadowless Tower fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, no humor.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and wholesome
Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Family and everyday modern life
Standout characters
Standout cinematography
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Shadowless Tower is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and wholesome
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's moving, wholesome, and melancholic. Much of it is about family.
Family and everyday modern life
Its world is built around family and everyday modern life.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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The Shadowless Tower is included with a subscription to Metrograph in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 76/100 (IMDb 6.6, Rotten Tomatoes 89%, and Metacritic 78). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
2 h 24 min
The Shadowless Tower runs 2 h 24 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Shadowless Tower higher (84) than audiences (70). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in Chinese. Produced in China.
+5GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Shadowless Tower in 19 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
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