Thelma fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, a touch of humor.
Tense and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and wondrous
Much of it is about growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
The mind, everyday modern life, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography and score
Tense and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Thelma is tense and scary. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and wondrous
Much of it is about growing up.
Emotionally, it's melancholic and wondrous. Much of it is about growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
The mind, everyday modern life, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around the mind, everyday modern life, and growing up. 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 and score
Look and sound: the cinematography and score stand out.
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Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Thelma is included with a subscription to fuboTV and MUBI in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and Fandango at Home Free. 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 78/100 (IMDb 6.9, Rotten Tomatoes 92%, and Metacritic 74). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: sexual content and disturbing imagery.
1 h 56 min
Thelma runs 1 h 56 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Thelma higher (83) than audiences (74). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
No. It cost about $6 million to make and earned $2 million worldwide, 26% of its budget.
It was made in Norwegian, with some Swedish. Produced in Denmark, France, Norway, Sweden.
+47GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Thelma in 61 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 99 storytelling tropes for Thelma, including Vomit Indiscretion Shot, Offing the Offspring, Throwing Off the Disability.
6.9
