The Look of Silence fingerprintStrong craft, emotionally cool.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Serious throughout
History, politics, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction and characters
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Look of Silence is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, profoundly sad, and cathartic.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
History, politics, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, politics, and society. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction and characters
The direction and characters stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The Look of Silence is included with a subscription to Fandor in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Plex. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 88/100 (IMDb 8.2, Rotten Tomatoes 96%, and Metacritic 92). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 40 min
The Look of Silence runs 1 h 40 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Look of Silence higher (94) than audiences (84). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English, with some Indonesian, Javanese. Produced in Denmark, Finland, Indonesia, Norway, United Kingdom, United States.
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