Heaven Knows What fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, emotionally cool.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Serious throughout
Everyday modern life, the mind, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography and sound design
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Heaven Knows What is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Emotionally, it's deeply moving and profoundly sad.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
Everyday modern life, the mind, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, the mind, and society. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography and sound design
Look and sound: the cinematography and sound design stand out.
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You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla and Plex. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, 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 6.8, Rotten Tomatoes 89%, and Metacritic 75). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, nudity, sexual content, strong language, drug use, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 37 min
Heaven Knows What runs 1 h 37 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Critics rate Heaven Knows What higher (82) than audiences (67). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in France, United States.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Heaven Knows What in 13 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 35 storytelling tropes for Heaven Knows What, including Dedication, Brooklyn Rage, Autobiographical Role.
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