What Maisie Knew fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Family, everyday modern life, and growing up
Standout characters, performances, and dialogue
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
What Maisie Knew is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving and melancholic. Much of it is about family and growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Family, everyday modern life, and growing up
Its world is built around family, everyday modern life, and growing up.
Standout characters, performances, and dialogue
The characters, performances, and dialogue stand out.
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What Maisie Knew is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on The CW, Kanopy, and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 78/100 (IMDb 7.4, Rotten Tomatoes 86%, and Metacritic 74). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: strong language.
1 h 39 min
What Maisie Knew runs 1 h 39 min.
Yes. Critics average 80 and audiences 77 out of 100, so both groups see What Maisie Knew much the same way.
No. It cost about $6 million to make and earned $3 million worldwide, 45% of its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+10GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for What Maisie Knew in 24 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 81 storytelling tropes for What Maisie Knew, including Adaptational Distillation, I Just Want to Be Loved, Fiery Redhead.
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