The Glass Castle fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Family, growing up, and everyday modern life
Standout characters and performances
Functional look and sound
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, melancholic, and cathartic. Much of it is about family and growing up.
Family, growing up, and everyday modern life
Its world is built around family, growing up, and everyday modern life.
Standout characters and performances
The characters and performances stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Find beauty in the struggle.
Overall: Similar vibe.
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You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Fawesome. 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.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 61/100 (IMDb 7.1, Rotten Tomatoes 53%, and Metacritic 56). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: strong language and disturbing imagery.
2 h 7 min
The Glass Castle runs 2 h 7 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Audiences rate The Glass Castle higher (67) than critics (55). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes. It cost about $9 million to make and earned $22 million worldwide, 2.5 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in Hong Kong SAR China, United States.
+44GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Glass Castle in 58 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 16 storytelling tropes for The Glass Castle, including Adaptational Heroism, Babies Ever After, The Alcoholic.
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