Maelström fingerprintImmersive world, strong craft.
Calm and low-key
Moving and melancholic
Some absurdist humor and sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, the mind, and society
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography, score, and visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Calm and low-key
Maelström is calm and low-intensity.
Moving and melancholic
Emotionally, it's moving, melancholic, and cathartic.
Some absurdist humor and sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some absurdist humor and sharp wit.
Everyday modern life, the mind, and society
Its world is built around everyday modern life, the mind, and society. It leaves some questions open.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography, score, and visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the cinematography, score, and visual style stand out.
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Overall: Similar vibe.
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Maelström is included with a subscription to Philo and YouTube TV in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Cineverse, and myfilmfriend. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 65/100 (IMDb 6.7, Rotten Tomatoes 79%, and Metacritic 66). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: disturbing imagery and suicide themes.
1 h 27 min
Maelström runs 1 h 27 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Maelström higher (73) than audiences (63). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in French, with some English, Norwegian. Produced in Canada.
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6.7
