The Girl with the Needle fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, emotionally cool.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
History, society, and crime
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
Standout cinematography
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Girl with the Needle is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving and melancholic. Much of it is about family.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit.
History, society, and crime
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, society, and crime. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
The performances, characters, and direction stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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The Girl with the Needle is included with a subscription to MUBI in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 83/100 (IMDb 7.5, Rotten Tomatoes 93%, and Metacritic 82). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence, disturbing imagery, sexual content, and suicide themes.
2 h 3 min
The Girl with the Needle runs 2 h 3 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Critics rate The Girl with the Needle higher (88) than audiences (79). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in Danish. Produced in Denmark, Poland, Sweden.
+95GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Girl with the Needle in 109 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 30 storytelling tropes for The Girl with the Needle, including Hope Spot, Death of a Child, Public Bathhouse Scene.
7.5
