Dheepan fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, no humor.
Tense and violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
Everyday modern life, family, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
Functional look and sound
Tense and violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Dheepan is tense and violent. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving and melancholic. Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
Everyday modern life, family, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, family, and society. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
The performances, characters, and direction stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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When the war continues to rage in your heart and mind
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Dheepan is included with a subscription to Netflix, Philo, AMC+, and Sundance Now in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and Tubi TV. 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 77/100 (IMDb 7.2, Rotten Tomatoes 88%, and Metacritic 76). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 55 min
Dheepan runs 1 h 55 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Dheepan higher (82) than audiences (74). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in French, with some Arabic, English, Tamil. Produced in France.
+42GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Dheepan in 56 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 31 storytelling tropes for Dheepan, including Babies Ever After, Becoming the Mask, Beware the Quiet Ones.
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