We Have Always Lived in the Castle fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Much of it is about family.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Mystery, family, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's melancholic and moving. Much of it is about family.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Mystery, family, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around mystery, family, and the mind. 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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We Have Always Lived in the Castle is included with a subscription to Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Philo, and AMC+ 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 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 66/100 (IMDb 5.6, Rotten Tomatoes 84%, and Metacritic 63). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: disturbing imagery and suicide themes.
1 h 36 min
We Have Always Lived in the Castle runs 1 h 36 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Critics rate We Have Always Lived in the Castle higher (74) than audiences (61). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English, with some Italian. Produced in United States.
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