Like Father, Like Son fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, no humor.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Family, everyday modern life, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters, direction, and performances
Standout cinematography
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Like Father, Like Son 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.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, melancholic, and cathartic. Much of it is about family.
Family, everyday modern life, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around family, everyday modern life, 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 cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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Like Father, Like Son is included with a subscription to Philo, AMC+, and Sundance Now in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy. 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 80/100 (IMDb 7.8, Rotten Tomatoes 86%, and Metacritic 73). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated G in the United States.
2 h 0 min
Like Father, Like Son runs 2 h 0 min.
Yes. Critics average 80 and audiences 82 out of 100, so both groups see Like Father, Like Son much the same way.
It was made in Japanese. Produced in Japan.
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TV Tropes lists 26 storytelling tropes for Like Father, Like Son, including Took a Level in Kindness, Parents as People, Race for Your Love.
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