The Absent One fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, a touch of humor.
Tense and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
Melancholic
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime, everyday modern life, and mystery
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
The Absent One is tense, thrilling, and fast-paced.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Crime, everyday modern life, and mystery
Its world is built around crime, everyday modern life, and mystery.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
The Absent One is included with a subscription to Philo 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 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 7.1, Rotten Tomatoes 92%, and Metacritic 61). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: violence, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 56 min
The Absent One runs 1 h 56 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Yes. Critics average 77 and audiences 71 out of 100, so both groups see The Absent One much the same way.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $6 million to make and earned $12 million worldwide, 2.0 times its budget.
It was made in Danish, with some English, French. Produced in Denmark, Germany, Norway, Sweden.
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