Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father fingerprintImmersive world, strong craft, no humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
Family, everyday modern life, and a real life story
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
Standout editing
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, profoundly sad, and cathartic. Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
Family, everyday modern life, and a real life story
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around family, everyday modern life, and a real life story. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
The performances, characters, and direction stand out.
Standout editing
Look and sound: the editing stand out.
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Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father 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 Kanopy, Hoopla, and Pluto TV. 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 87/100 (IMDb 8.5, Rotten Tomatoes 94%, and Metacritic 82). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: suicide themes.
1 h 34 min
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father runs 1 h 34 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Yes. Critics average 88 and audiences 89 out of 100, so both groups see Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father much the same way.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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8.5
