Begin Again fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Romantic and hopeful
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life and show business
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction and performances
Standout score
Calm and low-key
Begin Again is calm and low-intensity.
Romantic and hopeful
Emotionally, it's romantic, hopeful, and wholesome.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit.
Everyday modern life and show business
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life and show business. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction and performances
The direction and performances stand out.
Standout score
Look and sound: the score stand out.
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Begin Again is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, Peacock, Philo, 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 74/100 (IMDb 7.4, Rotten Tomatoes 83%, and Metacritic 62). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: strong language and sexual content.
1 h 44 min
Begin Again runs 1 h 44 min.
Yes. Critics average 73 and audiences 77 out of 100, so both groups see Begin Again much the same way.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $8 million to make and earned $64 million worldwide, 7.9 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+29GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Begin Again in 43 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 50 storytelling tropes for Begin Again, including Shower of Love, Blatant Lies, Eyes Never Lie.
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