The Normal Heart fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, a touch of humor.
Tense and thrilling
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Politics, society, and history
Standout performances, characters, and direction
Standout score
Tense and thrilling
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Normal Heart is tense and thrilling. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, melancholic, and cathartic.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Politics, society, and history
Its world is built around politics, society, and history.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
The performances, characters, and direction stand out.
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The Normal Heart 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 88/100 (IMDb 7.9 and Rotten Tomatoes 94%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: sexual content and strong language.
2 h 13 min
The Normal Heart runs 2 h 13 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Normal Heart higher (94) than audiences (84). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+68GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Normal Heart in 82 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 35 storytelling tropes for The Normal Heart, including Knight in Sour Armor, Modesty Bedsheet, I Can't Believe a Guy Like You Would Notice Me.
7.9
