High Life fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, emotionally cool.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Profoundly sad and moving
Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
The future, the mind, and family
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography, visual style, and sound design
A distinctive visual signature.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
High Life is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Profoundly sad and moving
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's profoundly sad and moving. Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
The future, the mind, and family
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around the future, the mind, and family. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It leaves some questions open.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography, visual style, and sound design
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the cinematography, visual style, and sound design stand out.
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Oblivion Awaits.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
High Life is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Fandango at Home Free. 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 67/100 (IMDb 5.7, Rotten Tomatoes 83%, and Metacritic 78). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, nudity, sexual content, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 53 min
High Life runs 1 h 53 min.
Not quite. Critics rate High Life higher (81) than audiences (53). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
No. It cost about $9 million to make and earned $2 million worldwide, 24% of its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in France, Germany, Poland, United Kingdom, United States.
+36GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for High Life in 50 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 33 storytelling tropes for High Life, including The Sociopath, Anachronic Order, Buried Alive.
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