Only the River Flows fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, no humor.
Nerve-racking
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Serious throughout
Crime, mystery, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
Standout cinematography
Nerve-racking
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Only the River Flows is nerve-racking. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Emotionally, it's melancholic and moving.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
Crime, mystery, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around crime, mystery, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It leaves some questions open.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
The direction, performances, and storytelling stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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Only the River Flows is included with a subscription to OVID, Metrograph, and Eternal Family in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 69/100 (IMDb 6.6, Rotten Tomatoes 85%, and Metacritic 70). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 42 min
Only the River Flows runs 1 h 42 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Only the River Flows higher (78) than audiences (59). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in Chinese. Produced in China, Australia.
+21GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Only the River Flows in 35 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
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