Ilo Ilo fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, no humor.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and wholesome
Much of it is about family and growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, family, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
Standout cinematography
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Ilo Ilo is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and wholesome
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's moving, wholesome, and melancholic. Much of it is about family and growing up.
Everyday modern life, family, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, family, and society. 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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Ilo Ilo is included with a subscription to Film Movement+ 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, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 83/100 (IMDb 7.2, Rotten Tomatoes 100%, and Metacritic 85). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
1 h 40 min
Ilo Ilo runs 1 h 40 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Ilo Ilo higher (93) than audiences (76). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in Chinese, with some Filipino, English. Produced in Singapore, France.
+4GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Ilo Ilo in 18 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
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