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Where can I stream The Seventh Continent?
In the United States, The Seventh Continent streams on Criterion. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 19 other countries.
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Summary
Chronicles three years of a middle-class family seemingly caught up in their daily routines, troubled only by minor incidents. Behind their apparent calm and repetitive existence, however, they're planning something much more sinister.
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- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
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- You want fast pacing
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- Directed by
- Michael Haneke
- Written by
- Michael Haneke, Johanna Teicht
- Produced by
- Veit Heiduschka
- Music by
- Alban Berg
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Facts
October 20, 1989 · 1 h 47 min · Drama
- Released
- October 20, 1989
- Runtime
- 1 h 47 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- German
- Made in
- Austria
- Available in
- 24 countries
- Keywords
- based on true story
Tropes
Exploding Fish Tanks, Capitalism Is Bad, Vomit Indiscretion Shot +9
Q&A
5 questions, like "Where can I stream The Seventh Continent?"
Questions about The Seventh Continent
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Is The Seventh Continent worth watching?
72
GoodGoodWatch scoreMostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 72 (IMDb 7.6 and Metacritic 89). Critics rate it higher (89 out of 100) than audiences (75).
Will I feel good after watching The Seventh Continent?
BleakHopeful
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for bleakness and 9 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.
Is The Seventh Continent plot-driven or character-driven?
CharactersPlot
Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (8 of 10) and pathos (7 of 10) more than on its plot.
Is The Seventh Continent in English?
German
No, it was made in German.