You Were Never Really Here fingerprintRelentless energy, strong craft, emotionally cool.
Nerve-racking and brutally violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Profoundly sad and moving
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, the mind, and crime
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography
Nerve-racking and brutally violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
You Were Never Really Here is nerve-racking, brutally violent, and thrilling. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Profoundly sad and moving
Emotionally, it's profoundly sad and moving.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Everyday modern life, the mind, and crime
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, the mind, and crime. 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
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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You Were Never Really Here 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 Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads and Amazon MX Player. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, 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 77/100 (IMDb 6.7, Rotten Tomatoes 89%, and Metacritic 84). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 29 min
You Were Never Really Here runs 1 h 29 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Critics rate You Were Never Really Here higher (87) than audiences (68). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
No. It cost about $17 million to make and earned $9 million worldwide, 55% of its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom, France.
+32GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for You Were Never Really Here in 46 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 71 storytelling tropes for You Were Never Really Here, including Anti-Hero, Self-Surgery, The Unfought.
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