Heart of Glass fingerprintImmersive world, strong craft, light on feelings.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Profoundly sad and moving
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
The mind, history, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography, score, and visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Heart of Glass is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Profoundly sad and moving
Emotionally, it's profoundly sad and moving.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
The mind, history, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around the mind, history, and society. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It leaves some questions open.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography, score, and visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the cinematography, score, and visual style stand out.
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Heart of Glass is included with a subscription to Philo in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Shout! Factory TV, and Plex. 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 81/100 (IMDb 6.8 and Rotten Tomatoes 93%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: disturbing imagery.
1 h 34 min
Heart of Glass runs 1 h 34 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Heart of Glass higher (93) than audiences (70). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in German. Produced in Germany.
+5GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Heart of Glass in 19 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 30 storytelling tropes for Heart of Glass, including All There in the Manual, Take Our Word for It, Sanity Slippage.
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