Always Shine fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, light on feelings.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Some cringe comedy
Not a comedy at heart.
Show business, everyday modern life, and the mind
Standout performances, characters, and dialogue
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Always Shine is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Emotionally, it's melancholic and moving.
Some cringe comedy
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some cringe comedy.
Show business, everyday modern life, and the mind
Its world is built around show business, everyday modern life, and the mind. It leaves some questions open.
Standout performances, characters, and dialogue
The performances, characters, and dialogue stand out.
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Always Shine is included with a subscription to Philo and OVID in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Fandango at Home Free, and Pluto TV. 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.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 67/100 (IMDb 5.6, Rotten Tomatoes 91%, and Metacritic 72). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: strong language.
1 h 25 min
Always Shine runs 1 h 25 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Always Shine higher (82) than audiences (52). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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