All About Lily Chou-Chou fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, a touch of humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Much of it is about growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, growing up, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters, direction, and performances
Standout score and cinematography
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
All About Lily Chou-Chou is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Much of it is about growing up.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving and profoundly sad. Much of it is about growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, growing up, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, growing up, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters, direction, and performances
The characters, direction, and performances stand out.
Standout score and cinematography
Look and sound: the score and cinematography stand out.
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All About Lily Chou-Chou is included with a subscription to Philo, AsianCrush, Metrograph, and ARROW in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Plex. 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.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 76/100 (IMDb 7.5, Rotten Tomatoes 70%, and Metacritic 73). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: violence, strong language, suicide themes, and disturbing imagery.
2 h 26 min
All About Lily Chou-Chou runs 2 h 26 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate All About Lily Chou-Chou higher (82) than critics (72). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $1 million to make and earned $7 million worldwide, 5.4 times its budget.
It was made in Japanese. Produced in Japan.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for All About Lily Chou-Chou in 6 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 44 storytelling tropes for All About Lily Chou-Chou, including Scenery Porn, Loony Fan, The Unseen.
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