Force Majeure fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, family, and the mind
Standout performances and characters
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Force Majeure is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's moving and melancholic. Much of it is about family.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Everyday modern life, family, and the mind
Its world is built around everyday modern life, family, and the mind.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
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A film about disasters - both natural and man-made.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Force Majeure is included with a subscription to Hulu and Philo in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Fandango at Home Free. 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 82/100 (IMDb 7.2, Rotten Tomatoes 94%, and Metacritic 87). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States.
1 h 59 min
Force Majeure runs 1 h 59 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Force Majeure higher (91) than audiences (74). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in Swedish, with some French, Norwegian, English. Produced in Denmark, France, Norway, Sweden.
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TV Tropes lists 8 storytelling tropes for Force Majeure, including Disaster Movie, Kick the Dog, My God, What Have I Done?.
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