Nobody Knows fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, emotionally cool.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Profoundly sad and deeply moving
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Serious throughout
Everyday modern life, family, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, direction, and storytelling
Standout cinematography
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Nobody Knows is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Profoundly sad and deeply moving
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's profoundly sad and deeply moving. Much of it is about family and growing up.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
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, direction, and storytelling
The performances, direction, and storytelling stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Nobody Knows 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 Store. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 90/100 (IMDb 8, Rotten Tomatoes 92%, and Metacritic 100). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: disturbing imagery.
2 h 21 min
Nobody Knows runs 2 h 21 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Critics rate Nobody Knows higher (96) than audiences (84). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in Japanese. Produced in Japan.
+2GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Nobody Knows in 16 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 14 storytelling tropes for Nobody Knows, including Adults Are Useless, Ambiguous Ending, Based on a True Story.
8.0
