Things to Come fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, a touch of humor.
Spectacular and tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Wondrous and moving
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
The future, technology, and war
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Functional look and sound
Spectacular and tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Things to Come is spectacular and tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
The future, technology, and war
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around the future, technology, and war. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable. The plot is layered and rewards full attention.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Things to Come is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, FlixFling, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on JustWatch TV, Kanopy, and Hoopla. 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 76/100 (IMDb 6.6 and Rotten Tomatoes 91%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
1 h 40 min
Things to Come runs 1 h 40 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Things to Come higher (91) than audiences (61). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom.
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TV Tropes lists 40 storytelling tropes for Things to Come, including Space Clothes, Putting on the Reich, Mood Dissonance.
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