The Apology fingerprintNo humor.
Calm and low-key
Deeply moving and melancholic
Serious throughout
History, society, and everyday modern life
Standout characters and dialogue
Functional look and sound
Deeply moving and melancholic
Emotionally, it's deeply moving and melancholic.
History, society, and everyday modern life
Its world is built around history, society, and everyday modern life.
Standout characters and dialogue
The characters and dialogue stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The Apology is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, OVID, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and Filmzie. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, 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 79/100 (IMDb 7.7 and Rotten Tomatoes 100%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: disturbing imagery.
1 h 45 min
The Apology runs 1 h 45 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Critics rate The Apology higher (100) than audiences (77). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English, with some Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Filipino. Produced in Canada.
+88GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Apology in 102 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
7.7
