Things to Come fingerprintStrong craft, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Much of it is about family.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, family, and the mind
Standout performances, dialogue, and characters
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Things to Come is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's melancholic, moving, and cathartic. Much of it is about family.
Everyday modern life, family, and the mind
Its world is built around everyday modern life, family, and the mind.
Standout performances, dialogue, and characters
The performances, dialogue, and characters stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Overall: Similar vibe.
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Things to Come is included with a subscription to Philo, Sundance Now, and MUBI in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy. 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.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 81/100 (IMDb 6.9, Rotten Tomatoes 99%, and Metacritic 88). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States.
1 h 42 min
Things to Come runs 1 h 42 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Things to Come higher (94) than audiences (70). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
No. It cost about $2 million to make and earned $282,382 worldwide, 13% of its budget.
It was made in French, with some English, German. Produced in Germany, France.
+16GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Things to Come in 30 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 40 storytelling tropes for Things to Come, including Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?, Diesel Punk, Cool Plane.
6.9
