The Way Home fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, calm.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Heartwarming and nostalgic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Family, growing up, and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Way Home is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Heartwarming and nostalgic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's heartwarming, nostalgic, and moving. Much of it is about family and growing up.
Family, growing up, and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around family, growing up, and everyday modern life. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
The Way Home is included with a subscription to Kocowa in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla and OnDemandKorea. 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.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 76/100 (IMDb 7.7, Rotten Tomatoes 75%, and Metacritic 63). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
1 h 26 min
The Way Home runs 1 h 26 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate The Way Home higher (85) than critics (69). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
It was made in Korean. Produced in South Korea.
+15GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Way Home in 29 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
7.7
