Picnic at Hanging Rock fingerprintImmersive world, strong craft, no humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Much of it is about growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
History, mystery, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography, score, and visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Picnic at Hanging Rock is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Much of it is about growing up.
Emotionally, it's melancholic and moving. Much of it is about growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
History, mystery, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, mystery, and growing up. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It leaves some questions open.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography, score, and visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the cinematography, score, and visual style stand out.
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On St. Valentine's Day in 1900 a party of schoolgirls set out to picnic at Hanging Rock…Some were never to return.
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Picnic at Hanging Rock is included with a subscription to HBO Max in the United States. 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.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 82/100 (IMDb 7.3, Rotten Tomatoes 93%, and Metacritic 81). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States. Content advisories: nudity, sexual content, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 47 min
Picnic at Hanging Rock runs 1 h 47 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Critics rate Picnic at Hanging Rock higher (87) than audiences (78). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $460,000 to make and earned $5 million worldwide, 11.1 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some French. Produced in Australia.
+7GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Picnic at Hanging Rock in 21 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 79 storytelling tropes for Picnic at Hanging Rock, including Re-Cut, Same Language Dub, Situational Sexuality.
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